September in Review – Rule of Law Digest

The Institute’s staff keep a digest of interesting things they read about legal topics. The articles selected are aimed to assist teachers and students to keep informed about a range of legal issues in Australia and internationally. See the latest from the digest.

Enjoy the articles from September.

Must reads!

Special intelligence operations a greater threat to free speech than s18C, _{Katharine Gelber in the Conversation, 13 Sep 2016, article}

Terry Golsworthy discusses the Queensland Government’s proposed Organised Crime Bill and questions the potential effectiveness of the laws, _{Terry Goldsworthy in the Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Sep 2016, article}

BOCSAR find that prison population increases in NSW due to number of people on remand and court delays, _{Michaela Whitbourn in the Sydney Morning Herald, 27 Sep 2016, article}

 

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Australia

New approaches to Evidence Based Policing (EBP) in Western Australia, _{Stephen Easton for The Mandarin ($), 29 Sep 2016, article}

Does defamation pose a threat to free speech on social media? _{David Rolph in the Conversation, 15 Sep 2016, article}

Maxing out: stricter parole laws in Victoria may be making the community less safe, _{Josie Taylor for ABC Online, 09 Sep 2016, article}

Australian Bar Association looks for ways to deal with legal aid crisis, _{Australian Bar Association, 09 Sep 2016, media release}

 

Elsewhere

Eritrea building its own type of political system, _{Yemane Gebreab interviewed by Deutsche Welle, 13 Sep 2016, article}

The US Senate’s investigation into the CIA’s torture program: Part III, _{Spencer Ackerman for The Guardian, 11 Sep 2016, article}

The US Senate’s investigation into the CIA’s torture program: Part II, _{Spencer Ackerman for The Guardian, 10 Sep 2016, article}

The US Senate’s investigation into the CIA’s torture program: Part I, _{Spencer Ackerman for The Guardian, 09 Sep 2016, article}

‘Kirk’: the tension between the principle of finality and appellate jurisdiction, _{Sarah-Jane Morris for AusPubLaw, 09 Sep 2016, article}

The crisis in America’s public defender system, _{Oliver Laughland in The Guardian, 07 Sep 2016, article}