Piccini, Jon Review(s) of: How labour built neoliberalism: Australia’s Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project, by Elizabeth Humphrys, Brill, 2019, 268 pages, US$163 (hardback). Article source: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=910841238365516;res=IELHSS
Month: February 2020
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Imperatives for legal education research: Then, Now and Tomorrow [Book Review]
Hobbs, Harry Review(s) of: Imperatives for legal education research: Then, Now and Tomorrow, by Ben Golder, Marina Nehme, Alex Steel and Prue Vines (eds), Routledge, 2019, 307 pages, $242 (hardback). Article source: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=910822605394257;res=IELHSS
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Girlie checks facts
Cullper, Mia; Wynne, Sheila New SouthWales has finally decriminalised its abortion law with the passing of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 in September this year. The bill was introduced by independent MP Alex Greenwich with 14 co-sponsors, including NSW Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard. Article source: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=910803972422999;res=IELHSS
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Legal Studies: Law, love, money … and prenups
Corr, Robert Article source: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=910748073509225;res=IELHSS
Volume 44 Issue 4 – The National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book 2019
Douglas, Heather; Chapple, Kate Article source: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=910729440537966;res=IELHSS
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Mental health first aid for firearm owners: Addressing the elephant in the room
Adams, Samuel HG Diprose Suicide is the leading cause of firearm-related death in Australia. Mental health first aid (MHFA) training has demonstrated capacity to address the risk factors for suicide. This article proposes that online mental health first aid training should be a requirement for acquiring or renewing a firearms licence in Australia. Article source:…
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Australian Secret Intelligence Service’s new powers: A step too far towards extraterritorial killings?
Fellows, Jamie; Chong, Mark D This article examines recent amendments to the ‘Intelligence Services Act 2001’ (Cth) (IS Act). The amendments provide Australian Secret Intelligence Service staff and agents with additional protection from Australian criminal prosecution when using force under certain circumstances in overseas jurisdictions. The authors assert that while well-intentioned, and despite new and…
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Sex offenders no more: Historical homosexual offences expungement legislation in Australia
George, Allen The capability to remove homosexual offences from a criminal record has finally been adopted across Australia with the introduction of expungement legislation. This article analyses the reasons for its introduction, considers the number of people affected and suggests that a pardon, similar to the Turing Law in the UK, may address the low…
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Digital justice in Australian visa application processes?
McLean, Jessica; Mackenzie, Rohan Automation and privatisation of the Australian visa processing system may produce digital injustices. As of late 2018, the federal government is pursuing automation and privatisation of visa processing to increase revenue, but this move will cut at least 3000 jobs and, given other experiences in automation and privatisation processes pursued by…
Volume 44 Issue 4 – Dworkin’s dream: Towards a singularity of law
Goldsworthy, Daniel The article proposes that deep-learning technologies have the capacity to produce artificial super-intelligence, which makes possible one of Dworkin’s most controversial and tantalising theories: that there is in fact one right answer to any legal question. Article source: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=910543110825384;res=IELHSS