Human Rights Subcommittee to examine Australia’s international efforts to eliminate the death penalty
The Human Rights Subcommittee is conducting an inquiry into Australia’s efforts to advocate for the global abolition of the death penalty.
People of great courage: the battle to stop state-sanctioned, pre-meditated killing
Barrister Julian McMahon is best known for his work with Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. These Australians were two of eight people executed on an…
Ambassadors for abolition: ending the death penalty in our region
3 February 2017 marked 50 years since the last person was executed in Australia. Since then the Australian Government’s commitment to the abolition of the…
The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: December 2015
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.