Why Australia should be wary of the Proud Boys and their violent, alt-right views on race
Oct 30, 2018 12:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Australia has become a destination for a legion of far-right speakers from North America and the UK in recent months. Milo Yiannopoulos controversial visit last December resulted in violent clashes between protesters...
Let Indigenous treaties -- not the duty to consult -- lead us to reconciliation
Oct 30, 2018 12:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Should governments have a duty to consult First Nations when they craft laws affecting Indigenous and treaty rights? The Mikisew Cree First Nation recently argued yes, that the duty to consult should apply to...
Jamal Khashoggi: why telling the truth to power is getting a lot of journalists killed
Oct 29, 2018 19:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
It took a while for obituaries to start appearing for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and there is still some uncertainty over the manner of his death. Turkish authorities are so far declining to release either...
Why Australia needs a Religious Discrimination Act
Oct 29, 2018 19:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Ruddock review on Religious Freedom has recommended the creation of a Religious Discrimination Act as part of its 20 recommendations. Some have argued there is no pressing need for a Religious Discrimination Act....
How a proposed law could cut off legal aid for low-income people
Oct 28, 2018 13:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Unless the federal government changes course, proposed legislation designed to amend Canadas criminal justice system will wreak havoc on law school clinics in Canada and will actually worsen the administration of justice...
Kill Bill C-69 -- it undermines efforts to tackle climate change
Oct 28, 2018 12:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
As an environmental law professor, my teaching and research focus is on Canadas climate and sustainability policies. So it may surprise you that I completely agree with the Kill Bill C-69 campaign of Suits and Boots,...
Florida's Amendment 4: Restoring voting rights to people with felonies might also reduce crime
Oct 28, 2018 11:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
On Nov. 6, voters in Florida will consider a ballot measure that would restore the right to vote to 1 million citizens who are currently not able to vote because they have felony convictions. My research finds that when...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects