judiciary (system of justice)

Two recent high profile defamation cases have shone a spotlight on the media’s use of the truth defence in Australia.

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While there are allegations of it being fixed, as a constitutional exercise it is preferable compared to the alternative which is martial law.

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While more and more of the country’s voters now live in urban areas, the bulk is still in the countryside. Does this effect voting behaviour?

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India’s Supreme Court is poised to deliver a landmark judgement that may make marital rape a crime, a fiercely debated subject with roots in colonial law.

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Indigenous cultural relationships to the seabed have already been taken into account in three successful court proceedings in South Africa.

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Like all international agreements, the ATT has limited force. Civil society could help hold governments accountable to it.

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