Australian Law Journal update: Special Issue – Vol 95 Pt 10
This Special Issue of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: “National Security and Counterterrorism Laws” – Dr James Renwick CSC SC, Guest Editor of this Special Issue; “The Changing Legal Framework of the Australian Intelligence Community: From Hope to Richardson” – The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; “Sentencing Terrorist Offenders – The General Principles” – The Hon Mark Weinberg AO QC; “Reflections on Oversight of Intelligence Agencies: Promoting Compliance, Trust and Accountability” – The Hon Margaret Stone AO; “Mechanisms for Reviewing and Monitoring National Security Laws: The UK and Australia Compared” – Dr Jessie Blackbourn; “The Conduct of Terrorism Trials in England and Wales” – The Rt Hon Sir Charles Haddon-Cave; “What Makes Terrorism Trials Different?” – The Hon Anthony Whealy QC; “National Security and the Law – What Lies Ahead?” – Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC; and “National Security and the Law – Reflections of a Former Australian Attorney-General” – Hon George Brandis QC. This Special Issue also includes the following section: Current Issues: “National Security and the Law”; and “The Curated Page”.
Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal update: Vol 30 Pt 4
The latest Part of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal includes the following articles: “COVID-19, Remote Court Hearings, Automated Decision-making and Access to Justice” – The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; “COVID-19, Technology and Family Dispute Resolution” – Tania Sourdin, Bin Li, Stephanie Simm and Alexander Connolly; “A Call for a Multi-framework Approach to Family Dispute Resolution” – Joshua Taylor; “A “Curious Order” and the Inherent Power to Order Stays Pending Arbitration: Rex International Holding Ltd v Gulf Hibiscus Ltd” – Benjamin Teng and Hannah Williams; “Cause to Complain? Consumer Experiences of Internal and External Dispute Resolution in the Context of General Insurance” – Evgenia Bourova, Ian Ramsay and Paul Ali; and “Relevance of First Offers in Distributive and Integrative Negotiation” – Garvita Sethi. It also contains the following sections: Editorial – Ruth Charlton; ADR Case Notes: “Setting Aside a Deed of Settlement; Striking Out Pleadings Containing without Prejudice Privilege Communications; and Mediation Media Watch” – David Spencer; Matters of Interest: “From Industry Forum for Dispute Resolution to Council for Alternate Dispute Resolvers (14 May 2014–25 August 2020)” – Katherine Johnson; and Book Review: “Principles of Dispute Resolution”, by David Spencer – Reviewed by Geoff Charlton.
Criminal Law Journal update: Vol 43 Pt 5
The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: “A Case for Systemic Design in Criminal Law Techno-Regulation” – Brendan Walker-Munro; “Vulnerable Witnesses and Victoria’s Intermediary Pilot Program” – Natalia Antolak-Saper and Hannah MacPherson; and “The New Northern Territory ICAC: Better Corruption Offences, but Prevented by a Lack of Prevention” – Neil Samuel Hope, Dane Bryce Weber and Maija-Ilona Wilhelmiina Pekkanen. Also in this Part is an Editorial on a new right of appeal as a response to wrongful convictions; Sentencing Review 2018-2019; and a Digest of Criminal Law Cases.
A Letter from The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
We have received the following letter from The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG in response to the September issue of the Australian Law Journal.
Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 36 Pt 3
This Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal includes the following articles: “Environmental and Planning Law in the Age of Human Rights and Climate Change” – The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; “Restorative Justice Intervention in an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Protection Context: Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage v Clarence Valley Council” – Mark Hamilton; “Critical Human Water Needs: Failing to Comply with the Objects of the Water Act and Human Rights Obligations” – Caitlin McConnel; “Corporate Disclosure on Climate Change: Evaluating the Australian Domestic Legal Framework’s Ability to Oversee and Enforce Disclosures Made by Corporate Entities Participating in Voluntary International Disclosure Regimes” – Maria Nicolae; “Can the Market Decide? A Law and Economics Analysis of Models of Legislation Banning Plastic Bags” – Dai Moore and Murray Raff; “Waste to Energy or Waste of Energy: Social and Regulatory Barriers for Waste-to- Energy in Australia” – Monique Vella; and “Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) in Australia” – Leslie Yong.
What Every Lawyer Should Know
The Future of Australian Legal Education conference was successfully co-hosted by The Australian Law Journal and the Australian Academy of Law, on 11-13 August at the Federal Court of Australia, Sydney. Professor Martha C. Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago Law School, presented the keynote speech to open a weekend of lively discussion and debate on themes influencing the future of lawyers and law schools in Australia, including: “What every lawyer should know”; “Digital technology and its impact on teaching, learning and legal practice”; “New skills and essential knowledge for lawyers”; and “Making connections: law interacting across disciplines and international borders”.
The Australian Law Journal celebrates historic 90th Anniversary
The Australian Law Journal (ALJ) first rolled off the presses 90 years ago in May 1927. To mark this milestone, Thomson Reuters hosted a special 90th Anniversary celebration in the Banco Court of NSW, joined by luminaries such as Hon Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE GBS, the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG and former ALJ General Editor the Hon Peter Young AO, with a timely ALJ 90th special edition focusing on the theme of Indigenous Australians and the Law, curated by Guest Editor Professor Megan Davis, UNSW’s first Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous.
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