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Tag: Sarah Joseph

Sinking boats: a reason to reconsider compassion?

Published January 5, 2012September 9, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Asylum, Australian Law, Refugees, Right to life
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A silly season blog: Tintin and Human Rights

Published December 26, 2011September 28, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Popular culture, Racism, Tintin
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Time’s Person of the Year: The Protester

Published December 15, 2011January 9, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Freedom of assembly, Freedom of Expression, Social media
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The Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) legislation: an important but “second best” development

Published November 29, 2011February 15, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Australian Law
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Plain packaging legislation and international investor rights: a challenge to Australia’s regulatory sovereignty

Published November 28, 2011August 16, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Australian Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Investment Law, Right to Health
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The Occupy movement and the Importance of Civil Protest

Published October 26, 2011March 17, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Freedom of assembly, Robert Doyle
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Andrew Bolt, Free Speech, and Racial Intolerance

Published September 29, 2011March 17, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Andrew Bolt, Australian Law, Freedom from racial discrimination, Freedom of Expression
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Troy Davis, the death penalty, and international human rights law

Published September 28, 2011May 17, 2013 by Sarah Joseph in Death penalty, Troy Davis
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SARC wants to keep Victorian Charter – so long as it’s not a Charter anymore

Published September 19, 2011January 9, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Victorian Charter
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The SARC review of the Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities – profoundly disappointing

Published September 15, 2011January 9, 2012 by Sarah Joseph in Victorian Charter
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