Justice

Politics & Society

Ensuring justice is done and seen to be done

To better promote public confidence, research suggests courts need to reassess the test they use for determining whether a judicial officer could be biased

Health & Medicine

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Podcast

Intellectual disabilities and the fight for justice

Prominent UK campaigners George Julian and Chris Hatton on why there are still so many preventable deaths among people with learning difficulties, and what needs to change

Sciences & Technology

How convincing is a Y-chromosome profile match?

A new way of presenting Y chromosome evidence in court clarifies the sometimes misleading DNA arguments used in sexual assault cases

Politics & Society

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Book extract

Trial by Ouija Board: When jurors misbehave

In his new book, Professor Jeremy Gans explores a famous case of juror misconduct from the 1990s, and its ongoing implications for the trial-by-jury system

Politics & Society

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Podcast

Family violence: Ending the hidden crime

Domestic violence needs to be brought out from behind closed doors if it is going to be addressed

Politics & Society

Suppression orders vs open justice

A recent high-profile criminal case highlights how the wide use of suppression orders in Victoria is undermining open justice and strengthening the case for an open justice advocate

Politics & Society

The ‘Making a Murderer’ effect

A new wave of crime coverage is highlighting miscarriages of justice and changing the way we think about the judicial system.