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Category: Criminal law

The 2015 Human Rights Report – When prison authorities should be charged with contempt

Published May 24, 2015May 18, 2015 by Castan Centre in Australia, Australian Law, Criminal law, Prisoners' Rights, Victorian Charter
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The evidence is in: you can’t link imprisonment to crime rates

Published April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 by Bronwyn Naylor in Australia, Australian Law, Closed environments, Criminal law, Finland, Legal Aid, Prisoners' Rights
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Expunging convictions for gay sex: an old wrong is finally righted

Published October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 by Dr Paula Gerber in Australia, Australian Law, Criminal law, Discrimination
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Guest Blog: The unravelling of civil liberties in Queensland

Published November 6, 2013May 19, 2014 by Guest in Australia, Criminal law, Freedom of assembly, Prisoners' Rights
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Prisons – Help or Hindrance?

Published October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 by Adam Fletcher in Criminal law, Indigenous Rights, Prisoners' Rights
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The Right to Silence Takes a Beating in NSW

Published September 10, 2012September 11, 2012 by Adam Fletcher in Australian Law, Criminal law, Freedom from torture, Right to a fair trial, Separation of powers
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Lessons from the Chamberlain case: the human cost of wrongful conviction

Published June 19, 2012 by Joanna Kyriakakis in Criminal law, Death penalty, Right to a fair trial
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Serco and Asylum-seekers’ Rights in Detention

Published March 16, 2012March 16, 2012 by Adam Fletcher in Criminal law, Freedom from arbitrary detention, Freedom from torture, Refugees
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Extradition and Mutual Assistance Changes Slip in under the Radar

Published March 7, 2012March 21, 2012 by Adam Fletcher in Australian Law, Criminal law, Freedom from arbitrary detention, Freedom from torture, International Law, Right to life
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Trial by media takes on a whole new meaning in Victoria

Published August 4, 2011January 9, 2012 by Adam Fletcher in Australian Law, Criminal law, Media
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