The debate about s 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act has reemerged. It’s not a debate most Australians asked for, yet a vocal minority of mostly conservative white males have managed to garner it an inordinate amount of attention. For those not familiar with the Act, s 18C and its companion provision 18D were introduced…
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Humanitarian Law and Just War
The course of human history has demonstrated the great cost to lives and property that inevitably comes with war.[1] As war has evolved over time, so too have diverse perspectives on thinking about it. At one extreme sits realism, asserting that in the pursuit of advantage, violence is human nature.[2] Karl Von Clausewitz suggested that…
International Law: Bringing order to chaos in a world of Canberra traffic and Swiss Diplomacy
Chances are most of us have at least some conception of what it is and how our society works because of it. There are police who maintain order, investigate allegations of crimes committed and manage those accused of committing them. There are courts that adjudicate disputes, preside over cases to determine guilt and dispense sanctions….
