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.According…
The case that changed me – Doreen Chen
Former Norton Rose lawyer Doreen Chen had her work cut out for her when she took a job with the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal in Myanmar…
The case that changed me – Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby
Sometimes, winning the case is less important than bringing attention to a cause. Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby explains how one particular case early…
UN admonishes Australia for alarming record on women’s rights
Australia has come under fire for what the United Nations has labelled an “alarming” record on action for women’s rights.Australia has come under fire for…
Renewed calls to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility
Indigenous leaders and human rights organisations including Amnesty International have stepped up a campaign to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility for children in…
At the coalface of a refugee crisis
Human rights lawyer Michelle Sanson has been working on the ground in Bangladesh supporting the safety, dignity and rights of Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in…
The case that changed me – Ed Santow
Human Rights Commissioner Ed Santow speaks about how a young girl with gorgeous curls changed his legal life.Human Rights Commissioner Ed Santow speaks about how…
Changing the human wrongs culture in Australia
Australian legal thinkers may need to become activists to introduce a rights-based perspective in judicial decision-making. It’s a collegiate cause – and one well worth…
Out on a limb: Australia’s troubling exceptionalism on human rights
Australia is the only democratic country without a comprehensive national human rights law. Even non-democratic nations have a charter or bill of rights, excepting only…
Tough work at the coalface of change
Human rights defenders across the world are fighting for gender equality.Anyone privileged enough to have received a legal education shares a responsibility to ensure that…
Private sponsorship of refugees and humanitarian entrants: risks and rewards for Australia*
A newly established Community Support Programme will enable communities, businesses and individuals to propose refugees and humanitarian entrants for resettlement to Australia.Snapshot A newly established…