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  • The long shadow of financial exceptionalism

    The long shadow of financial exceptionalism

    An excerpt from Necessary Evil: How to Fix Finances by Saving Human Rights by David Kinley Of the ailments of the financial sector and their causes, one stands out above all others: the  capacity of finance’s prevailing culture of self- assured exceptionalism (and the political clout it buys) to resist fundamental change. The world of…

  • How well do you know the Australian Constitution? Take our quiz to find out

    How well do you know the Australian Constitution? Take our quiz to find out

    Which provisions of the Australian Constitution reference Australia’s First Peoples? The preamble Section 51(xxvi) Sections 51(xxvi) and 127 None of the above 2. How did the Australian Constitution become law? By a vote of delegates to the Australian Constitutional Conventions By enactment of a British Act of Parliament By approval in a referendum By ratification…

  • The Australian Constitution protects (some of) our rights

    The Australian Constitution protects (some of) our rights

    The Australian Constitution is distinctive in many ways. These are explored below; for further reading, we suggest the The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution. One feature of obvious comparative interest is the lack of constitutional rights protection. In contrast to constitutions elsewhere, the Australian Constitution contains no preamble, no explicit statements of value, and…

  • What makes a word an Australian Law Dictionary word?

    What makes a word an Australian Law Dictionary word?

    By General editor of the Australian Law Dictionary, Trischa Mann Legal language is rich and diverse. It’s no exaggeration to say there are tens of thousands of legal words. Some are specially defined in legislation, others are refined over time by judges, but most are given their ‘natural meaning’. To find that meaning, lawyers uses…

  • ‘Donoghue Day’ wins Connecting with Law Short Film Competition

    The Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is an annual event run by Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand. It is open to all students enrolled in an Australian law degree and has proven itself to be unique way of encouraging law students to connect with their field of study and contribute to legal…

  • Ethics, legal professionalism and mental health

    By Paula Baron and Lillian Corbin The growing awareness of mental health issues in the legal profession has significant implications for those entering the legal profession and for their ethical conduct. Knowledge that lawyers, as a profession, have higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicide than other trades and professions has been well…

  • Celebrating the best Connecting with Law short films of the past decade

    Check out the top 10 Connecting with Law Film Competition entries from the past decade.

  • Connecting with Law Short Film Competition 2017

    Connecting with Law Short Film Competition 2017

    The Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is an annual event run by Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand. Now in its tenth year, the Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is open to all tertiary students currently enrolled in a law unit at an Australian university. This year, we are asking students to…