Is this the paradox of access to civil justice? Too many lawyers, but too few in civil courts?
By Ling Yee Wong Improving access to civil justice The Rules Committee of the New Zealand Judiciary recently sought feedback from the legal profession and wider community on proposals to change some procedural rules for civil court cases. These proposals include...
Tyranny of greed: Is it time for a revolution against corruption in the United States? ▶
Since the U.S. presidential election of 2016, people around the world have debated Donald Trump’s rise to power. How did he win the election? What kind of political regime has he established? And how has that regime transformed the United States of America? In this...
Can individuals control the monetisation of their data?
By Paul Panckhurst Tech giants make billions of dollars as people hand over their personal information in exchange for free apps, search engines and social media platforms. The raw material of our digital lives – location data, online searches, purchases, “likes” – is...
How will Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination shape American politics? 🔊
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Republican promise to replace her with Amy Coney Barrett has profound implications for American politics and policy. How will the decision shape public policy, the checks and balances of the constitution...
What are the likely legal outcomes of the current US Supreme Court battle? 🔊
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away last week aged 87. A long time liberal voice on the US Supreme Court, her death has opened the likelihood of the court shifting to the right, perhaps quite dramatically. This is because President Donald Trump has...
What does the future hold for law in a COVID world? ▶
The “Great Lockdown” has been described as the worst recession since the Great Depression and certainly is much worse than the Global Financial Crisis. Most countries around the world will have largely emptied their coffers, and borrowed heavily, to fund strategies to...
Is Aotearoa ready to legalise cannabis? 🔊
At this year’s general election, New Zealand voters will have the opportunity to directly influence the future of cannabis policy in Aotearoa via a referendum. The Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill aims to provides a regulatory framework for the legal production,...
What are our rights when people commit wrongs? An examination about punishment as a right
By Sam Meyerhoff “Were punishment made a right, there are two possible ways to formulate it: either as a right to be punished for the choices we make, or a right to punish those who wrong us.” Earlier this year, the Equal Justice Project had the honour of...
Social media as the new wild west: How can we curb lawlessness on Facebook?
By Rachel Simpson The crisis of lawlessness on Facebook means it has become a breeding ground for alienation, fragmentation and xenophobia across the globe. In a contribution to the North Carolina Law Review, Georgetown Law Professor Anupam Chander, commented on the...Subscribe by Email
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