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Violence and The Origins of Legislative Authority
This paper reflects a two-fold attempt. Firstly, to give an account of the works of Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt and Slavoz Zizek on Violence....
Dying with dignity
Ever since humans came to live together we have needed rules for our conduct, in order to live harmoniously and to have ways of resolving disputes...
Society is broken
Jared Ellsmore The celebrated British novelist and creator of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith, spoke on the current...
Children and the family court
Family disputes and custody issues involving children are some of the most difficult human interactions imaginable. Ariel Marguin questions whether...
Firearms control
When John Howard lent support to the campaign to establish a national regime for the control of firearms, he demonstrated the good that can be done...
Balancing of justice and retribution
In Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice, Shylock seeks what he claims to be ‘justice’. What are we to make of his absolute...
Law and common people
Baiting lawyers is an easy sport. Because of this, barristers and solicitors routinely attract the barbs of criticism from a cynical public that...
Ethics and the law
A week ago (May 1998), the Chief Justice of New South Wales delivered an address in which he explored the role of law in a changing Australia. One of...
Death of Christopher Skase
Christopher Skase died as he lived for more than a decade - a man accused of serious crime but presumed innocent. His flight from Australia and death...
"Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes"
In the midst of so much change and uncertainty, Ben Franklin's words have an eerie sense of permanence and inevitability. Yet, I doubt that he ever...
Corporate governance principles
The recently published Corporate Governance Principles developed by the ASX's Corporate Governance Council are, in many respects, a most welcome...
Can corporate culture determine criminal responsibility?
Until recently, 15 March 2000, was the nominated date on which provisions in the Commonwealth's Criminal Code Act (1995), affecting the criminal...
Corporations and the criminal code
Ever since the death of Julius Caesar, people have been warned to “beware the Ides of March”. Corporations might be advised to pay...
Compliance and accountability
Hardly a year passes without significant increases in the risk and level of punishment that might be meted out to errant corporations. One need only...
The role of directors in the development of a corporate ethos
Introduction It has been observed that the range of duties owed by directors seems to have multiplied over the last couple of years. Yet, it is...
A question of conflicts of interest
The problem to be considered in this article relates to the vexed question of what is generally known as 'conflicts of interest'. Naturally enough,...
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