Legal Affairs

Informative commentary on legal issues and advances in Victorian, Federal and international law.

15 November 2022 – Australian Politics, Corruption, Elections, Integrity, Voting
Rebuilding Victoria’s forgotten integrity institution
Victorian voters rank political integrity as a key issue in the upcoming election – a University of Melbourne expert asks how public trust can be restored?
4 November 2022 – COP27, Climate Change, Emissions, Global Warming, Melbourne Climate Futures
Climate justice at COP27
The costs of climate change adaptation and escalating climate-fuelled disaster are likely to be the key issues at COP27 say University of Melbourne experts.
15 July 2022 – Children, Family Court, Gender, Transgender, Young People
Australia’s courts and gender dysphoria
Australia’s courts oversee the treatment for some children experiencing gender dysphoria, but University of Melbourne research asks if there's an alternative.
4 July 2022 – Artificial Intelligence, Law, Lawyers, Privacy, Technology
Lawyers must adapt to the age of digitalisation
Facial recognition technology highlights the need for lawyers to be trained in the legal risks of emerging technologies say University of Melbourne experts.
23 June 2022 – Colonial, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Human rights, Refugees
The rights and wrongs of CHOGM 2022
There’s a disparity between words and action when it comes to the Commonwealth’s record in implementing human rights, says University of Melbourne expert.
16 June 2022 – Artificial Intelligence, Digital Ethics, Privacy, Public Discourse, Technology
Is sentience really the debate to have?
Debate over the alleged sentience of LaMDA continues, but University of Melbourne experts say there are bigger questions about AI’s overall lack of transparency
15 June 2022 – Cold War, Conflict, Russia, Ukraine, War in Ukraine
Why the war in Ukraine is so hard to stop
The real cause of Russia’s invasion is the special position that Ukraine occupies in post-imperial Russian politics, says University of Melbourne expert
14 June 2022 – Ageing, Ageism, Discrimination, Jobs, Workplace
Reimagining age equality at work
There’s an ambivalence in age discrimination law. Now, age equality needs a voice for a more equal future in the workplace, says University of Melbourne expert.
1 June 2022 – Abortion, Politics, Public Discourse, Supreme Court, Women's Rights
Overturning history
June could see the legal overturning of Roe v. Wade which gave American women control over their fertility, bodies and lives says University of Melbourne expert
30 May 2022 – Ethics, Healthcare, Law, Medicine, Technology
How to make it ok to record medical appointments
While some people record medical appointments in secret, new University of Melbourne-led research is seeking to support patients and providers to do so openly