Global shifts, local impacts: recent cases on gender dysphoria
Recent Australian cases reveal the legal and clinical complexities of hormone treatment for young people amid global policy shifts and contested expert evidence.
State systems are hurting kids, but the Commonwealth can protect them
Opinion: Failures in youth detention across the country haven’t triggered reform to protect children. It’s up to the Australian Government to provide leadership on this…
Five ingredients: the recipe for a Human Rights Act
Despite much advocacy, human rights legislation has eluded NSW. What would it take for it to get over the line?
Future smart cities: what are the legal considerations and consequences?
According to the United Nations, around 55 per cent of the world’s population presently live in cities. By 2050, that proportion will increase to two-thirds.
Harnessing technology to improve access to justice
The new director of the Kaldor Centre on the combination of personal and professional perspectives underpinning the role.
Flexible home learning and disability discrimination
A recent NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision considered disability discrimination in connection with home assisted education during the Covid-19 pandemic.
NSWCCL: A bridge between activists and the legal profession
In celebration of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties’ 60th year, five solicitors recount their experiences in a video series published by the organisation.
A new positive duty framework
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its highly anticipated suite of guidance material to assist organisations understand their responsibilities and their legal obligations.
Human rights: Protections against foreign social media interference
Social media has become the new digital battleground as foreign actors try to improperly interfere in decision making processes and influence nations across the globe.
How the Russia-Ukraine conflict will change all future wars
Lethal autonomous weapon systems pose a threat to combatants and civilians alike. It is assessible and there are calls for its immediate prohibition.
Does prolonged solitary confinement fall under the definition of torture?
Torture has a very specific legal meaning under international law.