Administrative Law, Financial Markets & Regulation, Law & Development

Monetary financing – the issuance of public money to support public expenditure – remains a widespread policy taboo.

Gender, Sexuality & The Law

Young women in Australia experience serious risks from intimate partner violence (IPV) as a form of family violence. However, there has been a lack of attention to the impact of this on young women and, as a result, these risks are not well understood.

International Human Rights Law, Law & Development

The relationship between national security and the law is often under strain. The past 20 years have seen many Commonwealth laws passed in quick response to counterterrorism attacks, and more recently, acts of foreign interference and espionage.

Law & Society

Australia introduced equity crowdfunding as a mode of financing in 2017. At the beginning of 2020, there are indications that a legal regime for social enterprises will be considered. The social enterprise movement shares some goals and ethos with the equity crowdfunding movement.

International Human Rights Law, Gender, Sexuality & The Law

The 2014 judgment in Richardson v Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd (‘Richardson’) had a seismic effect on workplace sexual harassment claims in Australia.

Gender, Sexuality & The Law

This chapter argues that greater diversity is needed in the space sector, and this will only be achieved when women feel they are truly part of the structures and institutions that govern space.

International Human Rights Law, Law & Society

There is ongoing concern that Britain’s courts are places that are overwhelming, disorientating and confusing for court users.

Law & Society, Law & Technology

Serious concerns for the safety and well-being of children and young people are multiplying due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called for children’s urgent release from prison.