On re-thinking law school curriculum and the power of community political education: with Anna Carlson
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by Rory Brown
2y ago
The JATL Law and Social Movement series will be a series of conversations with Queensland law graduates who have gone on to do incredible work in the social movement organising space. It can be difficult to navigate how to use your legal education towards truly progressive social change, so this series will grapple with how to do so, and also provide ideas of different pathways people have taken since leaving law school. For our third conversation, Pandora’s Blog editor Samantha Haran sat down with PhD candidate and community organizer Anna Carlson (she/they). Anna co-founded the incredible ..read more
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Australian and International Immigration Policy for Refugees: A Comparison between Afghani and Ukrainian Asylum Seekers
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by Rory Brown
2y ago
By Pandora’s Blog Editor, Stella Dziov The recent Afghanistan and Ukrainian conflicts respectively have revived discussion in attitudes towards refugees and international immigration policy. The principal controversy has been the different treatment Ukraine received globally. Reporters were quick to note the more positive language describing Ukrainian refugees, as well as the sudden welcoming shift from previously anti-immigration countries. However, while the Afghanistan and Ukrainian refugees have been treated differently socially, the support for both from the Australian government is still ..read more
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On rethinking the relationship between law and progressive social change - with Clare Scrine
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by Rory Brown
2y ago
The JATL Law and Social Movement series will be a series of conversations with Queensland law graduates who have gone on to do incredible work in the social movement organising space. It can be difficult to navigate how to use your legal education towards truly progressive social change, so this series will grapple with how to do so, and also provide ideas of different pathways people have taken since leaving law school.   For our second conversation, Pandora’s Blog editor Samantha Haran sat down with Action Ready co-founder Clare Scrine. Action Ready is a grassroots collective focused on ..read more
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Understanding Roe v Wade
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by Rory Brown
2y ago
By Stella Dziov, Blog Editor The decision in Roe v Wade has been fundamental in the American justice system for protecting the right to an abortion. It has saved countless lives in conservative states that would not have otherwise had access to safe abortion facilities. Its legal standing is being threatened, however, as a draft decision has been leaked from the Supreme Court suggesting that it will be overturned. The consequences of this for future abortion regulation in America cannot be understated. It also sets a dangerous example for other nations regarding the revocability of abortion ri ..read more
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LAW & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SERIES: On community organising and re-defining the role of council politics, with Jonno Sri
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by Rory Brown
2y ago
The JATL Law and Social Movement series will be a series of conversations with Queensland law graduates who have gone on to do incredible work in the social movement organising space. It can be difficult to navigate how to use your legal education towards truly progressive social change, so this series will grapple with how to do so, and also provide ideas of different pathways people have taken since leaving law school. For our first conversation, Pandora’s Blog editor Samantha Haran sat down with Councillor Jonathan ("Jonno") Sri at his office in Woolloongabba. Jonno graduated from the Unive ..read more
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(dis)Ability Champion: An Interview with Associate Professor Paul Harpur
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by Mitree Vongphakdi
3y ago
By Mitree Vongphakdi, Treasurer “Impossible is only two letters from possible and you do not need sight to have vision.” Paul, who you’ve probably seen around the halls of Forgan Smith with his furry friend Sean, is a leading international and comparative disability rights academic. He has held an academic fellowship with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, as well as visiting positions with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the University of Ireland (Galway), the Burton Blatt Institute, and the College of Law at Syracuse University in New York. Paul is also a former Fulbri ..read more
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JATL Alumni Series (#1): Rachel Tomassen
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by Melanie Karibasic
3y ago
An Interview with Rachel Tomassen, 2020 JATL President To launch the Blog’s JATL Alumni Series, we interviewed 2020 JATL President, Rachel Tomassen. Rachel graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts/Laws (Honours) last year, and is currently working as an Associate at the District Court of Queensland. In the interview, she reflects on her time in JATL, details her future career plans, and dishes out some helpful advice for law students! How did you find out about JATL and what was your involvement with JATL throughout your university years? My first memory of JATL was ..read more
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Silent and deafening threats to judicial independence in Australia
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by Rory Brown
3y ago
By Rory Brown, Blog Editor. The views expressed herein are those of the author alone.  Recently, UQ students were privileged to hear from The Honourable Catherine Holmes, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland. The topic of her Honour’s lecture was the independence of the judiciary – threats faced by judges in other countries and in Australia. The speech was lucid, convincing, and thought-provoking, and concluded with a call to consider the issues further. This, I seek to do now.   Judicial independence is fundamental to the rule of law, ensuring that cases are decided on t ..read more
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Parole Delays: a call for urgent review of the parole system in Queensland
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by Mitree Vongphakdi
3y ago
By Mitree Vongphakdi, Treasurer Unprecedented. Unsustainable. Unacceptable. Regardless of your personal views, from an objective standpoint, you should be concerned about the existing delays with the parole system in Queensland. Parole Board Queensland (‘the Board’) is an independent statutory authority, which holds responsibility for decision-making about parole applications, amendments, suspensions and cancellations in Queensland. There is currently a significant backlog of work before the Board, causing unjustified financial cost to the State, and undeserved human cost to the community. Wit ..read more
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Women’s March 4 Justice and the Community Legal Sector
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by Tian Behenna
3y ago
On the 15th March, “Tens of thousands of people … turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country.”[i] The protests came about in the context of the Brittany Higgins rape allegations in the office of Defence Minister Linda Reynolds at Parliament House and the historical rape allegations made against Attorney-General Christian Porter earlier this year. “Organisers suggested it could be the "biggest uprising of women that Australia's seen".”[ii] Protests were held in all at Parliament House in Canberra and in all of the state cap ..read more
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