Browsing 25th Annual Law and Society Conference of Australia & New Zealand. by publication year
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The Globalisation Paradox and the Implementation of International Human Rights: the Function of Transnational Networks in Combating Human Trafficking in the ASEAN Region
Published 2008-12-10In A New World Order, Anne-Marie Slaughter describes the “globalisation paradox” as “the need for global institutions to solve collective problems that can only be addressed on a global scale” juxtaposed with “the infeasibility ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Poetics and Politics of Past Injuries: Claiming in Reparations Law and in Toni Morrison's novel Beloved
Published 2008-12-10Why is there such a discrepancy between legal time and historical time? Or rather, whose historical time is tacitly represented and silently justified in legal representations? Whose interests are served by the law’s ...Open AccessConference paper -
Regulation, ‘Red Tape’ and the ‘War on Terror’: Exploring the regulatory aftermath of September 11th
Published 2008-12-10To date, public debate around human rights and counterterrorism within Australia has focused on changes to criminal law and enforcement that threaten civil liberties. Yet concerns also arise with general security measures ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Justice for Genocide in Cambodia?
Published 2008-12-11After 30 years a tribunal has finally been established to try those responsible for the mass human rights violations perpetrated against the Cambodian people by the former Khmer Rouge regime. Popularly known as the Khmer ...Open AccessConference paper -
Different Routes to Relationship Recognition Reform: A Comparative Discussion of South Africa and Australia
Published 2008-12-11Relationship recognition has profound implications for the dignity, equality and property rights of disadvantaged groups. The paper will consider the often intertwined interests of women and gay men and lesbians in ...Open AccessConference paper -
Models of Anti-Discrimination Laws – Does Canada offer any lessons for the reform of Australia’s laws?
Published 2008-12-11Looking around the world, there are various models that have been used in the design of antidiscrimination laws. In this paper I compare the model used by Canada, which has a reputation for being a leader in addressing ...Open AccessConference paper -
Rights and Responsibilities of Conscientious Objectors under the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (Vic)
Published 2008-12-11The landmark Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (Vic), which came into force on 23 October 2008, has decriminalised abortion in Victoria. A woman’s informed consent is now the only requirement for a termination of pregnancy up ...Open AccessConference paper -
'Human Rights Politics & Transitional Justice'
Published 2008-12-11This paper explores transitional justice as a way to bring an end to violence and consolidate peace. It approaches transitional justice as an expression of the ‘never again’ consensus to prevent or prosecute crimes against ...Open AccessConference paper -
‘Hate Crimes against Lesbians and Gay Men in New South Wales: Accumulated Knowledge of Victimisation via Five Reports’
Published 2008-12-11'Hate crime’ was a term adopted for crimes committed against members of the lesbian and gay community in New South Wales in the 1990s. Acts of violence and harassment against members of this community was not a new discovery, ...Open AccessConference paper -
Toward a new economy of suspended rights: sex offenders and post-sentence confinement and control
Published 2008-12-11Giorgio Agamben has recently described the state of exception as a new ‘paradigm of government’ while Judith Butler writes of ‘the new war prison’ in which terror suspects and other ‘detainees’ face an indefinite detention ...Open AccessConference paper -
DO UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTE INDIGENOUS RIGHTS?
Published 2008-12-12The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations. There is no specific reference to Maori or other Indigenous peoples. Recourse for a breach or non recognition ...Open AccessConference paper -
Do We Need Another Human Right? Assessing the Right to the Repatriation of Cultural Property in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Published 2008-12-12Due to the non-retroactivity of the framework for the protection of cultural property,I ndigenous peoples are left without a claim under international law for the repatriation of a vast bulk of their traditional property. ...Open AccessConference paper -
(Ill-Legal) Lust is a battle field: HIV risk, socio-sexuality and criminality
Published 2008-12-12This paper examines the criminalisation of HIV infection. HIV transmission offences exist in all Australian states and territories, but the bulk of prosecutions have occurred in Victoria. This paper outlines criminal legal ...Open AccessConference paper