25th Annual Law and Society Conference of Australia & New Zealand.: Recent submissions
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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 -
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 -
(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 -
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 -
‘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