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The ethics of outing your rapist
In naming her father on YouTube as her rapist, a woman is taking possession of the right to tell her story...
Making space for justice after Mabo: Theological critiques of sovereignty
The Mabo decision of the High Court in 1992 might be taken as a paradigm case of what has been called "complex space."
Ethical Economy: Of morals and markets
“Where all good things are bought and sold,” says Michael Sandel, “having money makes all the difference in the world”. And...
The Ethics of Incentives
The term ‘incentives’ was introduced in America in the early twentieth century and soon became a universal term often associated with...
Ratko Mladic's trial won't heal our scars but it will show what a monster he is
Although Mladic appears defiant in court, the Hague war crimes tribunal at least acknowledges some of our pain and loss. I still remember clearly the...
Tread carefully, lest vindictiveness place justice in jeopardy
The double jeopardy rule is not perfect, but we abolish it at our peril. The Victorian government has announced its intention to abolish the ''double...
Vengeance. At last
What does Osama bin Laden's death mean? Chief correspondent Paul McGeough says the full implications of bin Laden's death in the Middle East...
How Osama bin Laden perverted US justice
Osama bin Laden's death is a moment to reflect on the damage he caused us to inflict on American justice in the 'war on terror'. Osama bin Laden's...
Vicious threats of an online mob rescue no children
As mourners rebuild a burnt-down shrine dedicated to the Mount Druitt girl Kiesha Abrahams, who went missing in August last year, others have taken...
Worse than jail: sentenced to life on YouTube
In the digital age, there's a new controversial punishment for crime – sentenced to a lifetime of embarrassment on YouTube. Our story yesterday...
Assisted suicide or murder? The bizarre case of Jeffrey Locker
Nobody disputes that Kenneth Minor held the knife that ripped into the chest of Jeffrey Locker in July 2009 as Locker, a motivational speaker, sat in...
A Tale of Two Moralities
On Wednesday, President Obama called on Americans to “expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our...
The rush to smear Assange's rape accuser
Despite a lack of credible evidence, WikiLeaks supporters -- including Naomi Wolf -- lash out at the alleged victim. You don't have to be a...
The shameful attacks on Julian Assange
Julian Assange and Pfc Bradley Manning have done a huge public service by making hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. government documents...
Gillard 'prejudicing Assange's right to trial'
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been accused of possibly prejudicing any future case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by claiming he is...
A victory for basic rights
The validity of Australia's offshore processing of asylum seekers has been thrown into doubt after a court found fundamental errors of law in the...
From 'money hungry' to 'courageous': the verdict on Kristy Fraser-Kirk
Ugly things have been said about 27-year-old Kristy Fraser-Kirk since she was awarded about $850,000 instead of the $37 million she had been seeking...
Putting the truth into sentencing
Some love it, some hate it. Either way, sentencing is hard enough without unnecessary interference by politicians and the media, judges tell Geesche...
Of law and war
Our military justice system distinguishes us from the Taliban - let it run its course. On a November night in 2007, Australian commandos raided an...
Employers brace for wave of copycat sex claims
A source of inspiration for victims of sexual harassment that forces bosses to lift their game, or a pyrrhic victory that encourages a string of...
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