Criminal Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 4
The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: “Criminalising Fictional Child Abuse Material: Where Do We Draw the Line?” – Hadeel Al-Alosi; “A ‘Defence’ of Pure Fantasy in Cases of Procuring or Grooming a Child for Sexual Activity?” – Timothy Matthews; “The Socio-demographic, Psychiatric and Criminological Characteristics of People Found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Impairment in Victoria” – Janet Ruffles; and “Retaining and Expanding Breach of Peace” – Brendon Murphy. Also in this Part is an Editorial on “Effectiveness and Proportionality in Australia’s Custodial Punishment” by the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; and a Digest of Criminal Law Cases.
New General Editor and new horizons for the Australian Law Journal
Thomson Reuters is delighted to welcome the Honourable Justice François Kunc as the new General Editor of the ALJ, commencing with Volume 90 Part 5, together with several new Editors who will join the ALJ team. The May issue of the ALJ opens with his Honour’s appreciation for the remarkable achievements and tenure of the previous General Editor, the ...more
Criminal Law Journal 2016 Board Meeting
The 2016 meeting of the Criminal Law Journal Editorial Board was held on 22 March at Government House, Tasmania. Thomson Reuters and the Board are both grateful to Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AM, Governor of Tasmania, for hosting the event. This year marks the Journal’s 40th year in publication. The Journal was first published in 1977 and over ...more
Australian Law Journal update: October 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Equal justice and cultural diversity: The general meets the particular” – Chief Justice Robert French AC; “The United Nations report on North Korea and the Security Council: Interface of security and human rights” – Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; and “Magna Carta in Australia 1803-2015: Law and myth” – David Clark. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Family Law, Around the Nation: Vic; Environmental Law; Human Rights; Competition and Consumer Law, Admiralty and Maritime; Recent Cases; and a Book Review.
Criminal Law Journal update: April 2015
The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: “The nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege principle: The principle of legality in Australian criminal law” – Guy Cumes; and “Problematic provisions: Trafficking in persons for organ removal under Australian Commonwealth criminal law” – Melanie O’Brien; also in this Part is an Editorial about Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AM; a review by Gilles Renaud of the book Popular Punishment: On the Normative Significance of Public Opinion; and a Digest of Criminal Law Cases.
What connection does the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG have to industrial relations?
Michael answers this and other questions in an interview featured in the recently published Spring 2013 edition of Workplace Review. Michael talks about his family background and education, both of which instilled in him a strong desire to excel, work hard, and be dedicated and committed to things he put his mind to. Find out ...more
Criminal Law Journal update: April 2012
The April 2012 Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes three interesting articles on different areas of criminal law. The first article comes from the Hon Michael Kirby and discusses Homosexual law reform in the Commonwealth of nations. The second article is by Matthew Groves and focuses on the rule against bias in criminal trials and the challenges involved in maintaining impartiality. The final article, by Roxanne Burd and Jacqueline Horan, explores the level of prejudicial impact of publicity on high profile trials. There is also an editorial, book review and “Case and comment” and “Digest of criminal law cases”.
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