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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

” Australia’s Labor government introduced the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 on November 21, 2024, which sought to implement a minimum age of 16 for social media. .” The post Google and Meta urge Australia to postpone bill banning social media for children appeared first on JURIST - News.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In a monumental decision, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands are set to initiate legal proceedings against the Taliban at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of gender discrimination and apartheid , the Guardian Newspaper reported Wednesday from the UN.

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MAY 20, 2025

Asserting that this bill, among other proposed state laws, is “incompatible with basic child rights,” the experts emphasized “the various criminal legal systems operating in Australia appear to be in crisis nationwide.” Criminal justice reform alone does not result in fewer anti-social or criminal behaviours.”

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AUGUST 10, 2021

The Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that it will reform and modernize Australia’s autonomous sanctions laws to authorize the imposition of financial sanctions and travel bans against the “perpetrators of egregious acts of international concern.”

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report Sunday criticized Australia’s inaction since the military junta took over Myanmar in a military coup two years ago. According to the report, Australia has yet to impose sanctions on the junta in response to their human rights violations.

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MARCH 8, 2023

The Australian Human Rights Commission Wednesday renewed its call for Australia to adopt its own national human rights act, releasing a position paper detailing what the act might include. The rights that are protected are located in scattered pieces of legislation, the Constitution and the common law. It is incomplete and piecemeal.”

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MARCH 10, 2025

On March 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on States obligations regarding climate change. State Responsibilities in Climate Change: What Law Applies?

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AUGUST 12, 2023

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Australian government Thursday to establish a national Human Rights Act to protect the fundamental rights of individuals in Australia. Every western democracy except Australia has a national human rights act, bill of rights or chapter.

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On 16 and 17 April 2025, the Australasian Association of Private International Law (AAPrIL) held its inaugural conference in Brisbane, Australia. Hosted by Griffith Universitythe home of AAPrIL President Mary Keyes the conference featured stimulating panel presentations from speakers from around Australia and abroad.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) urged the Victorian Government on Monday to reject proposals requiring protestors to get a police permit to protest, following the country’s recent shift to anti-protest measures . In practice, the group notes these laws act to prevent protests even if not explicitly stated.

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Join us online tomorrow for a free seminar on the CISG in Australia, delivered by Dr Benjamin Hayward. Abstract Australia adopted the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) – a treaty intended to harmonise cross-border sale of goods law – in 1989. There is no cost.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Republic of Croatia Wednesday filed a declaration of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case of Ukraine v. Amnesty International documented that more than 14 million people have been uprooted by the conflict, and close to six million have fled to neighboring countries as refugees.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

By Dr Benjamin Hayward Associate Professor, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School X: @LawGuyPI , @MonashITICL On 7 August 2024, the High Court of Australia handed down its long-awaited decision in Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 24. 28 Model Law.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The Australian government Monday released a paper outlining Australia’s plan to become “the most cyber secure nation by 2030.” O’Neil emphasized that Australia’s current “patchwork of policies, laws and frameworks…are not keeping up with the challenges presented by the digital age.”

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JANUARY 20, 2023

The Australian government urged Chinese officials to follow international standards and China’s legal obligations to provide “basic standards of justice, procedural fairness and humane treatment” to Yang during his detention. Payne also said that Australia’s request for a fair and transparent resolution of the issue went unacknowledged.

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JANUARY 24, 2021

Tech platforms such as Google and Facebook are currently fighting a proposed Australian law that will force them to remunerate Australian news media companies. ” The Code is aimed at sustaining public interest journalism in Australia and ensuring that news media companies are remunerated for the content they create.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The South Pacific Ocean nation Vanuatu announced Saturday its intention to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from the adverse consequences of climate change. ” Loughman said it was time for a global solution. .

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The UN Human Rights Committee Thursday reported that Australia has failed to adequately protect the indigenous Torres Islanders against the impacts of climate change and have consequently violated the Islanders’ rights to enjoy their culture and be free from arbitrary interferences with their private life.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Arbitrary arrests and detentions violate international human rights law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This illegal and immoral practice puts citizens of all countries at risk and it undermines the rule of law.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Amnesty International Saturday reported that a nonbinary Jordanian LBTQI+ activist, who has been identified as AOA, has been improperly arrested and detained in Beirut while planning to fly to Australia to seek asylum.

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MAY 15, 2024

.” Justice Moss dismissed the public interest argument, The public disclosure of information obtained confidentially from allies and partners may damage Australia’s relationship with those allies and partners. I did my job.”

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JUNE 2, 2022

Countries including the United States and Britain Thursday called for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to probe alleged labour abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Australia, Canada and the EU also voiced support for the probe.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Australia Tuesday concluded a deal with the US and UK that will extend nuclear powered submarines to the Australian Navy. However, concerns over the disposal of nuclear waste generated by the submarines and possible violations of Australia’s commitments to anti-nuclear treaties have been raised.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s public hearings concerning international obligations to mitigate marine pollution started Monday in Hamburg, Germany following a request from the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS).

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MARCH 12, 2023

Australia-based Hillsong Church Sunday announced that it will conduct an independent investigation into its financial structure following allegations of fraud and financial misappropriation. The post Australia-based Hillsong Church to conduct independent financial review following Parliament criticism appeared first on JURIST - News.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

Türk’s comments come in the wake of the Taliban’s ban on women attending university and working in domestic or international NGOs over the past week. Despite the money received in international aid, an economic crisis has consumed the country, and malnutrition cases among children have almost doubled.

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JUNE 1, 2024

The US Department of State imposed new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials on Friday after a Hong Kong court convicted 14 activists of conspiring to commit subversion under the China-imposed National Security Law.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The government stated that the Catholic leaders made slanderous statements about Hong Kong and inappropriately intervened in Hong Kong’s internal affairs. The petition was launched on November 1 by ten bishops of the Catholic Church that hail from various countries, including the US, Australia, India and Nigeria.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

China reiterated its commitment to its no first use nuclear policy, emphasizing that the missile launch was part of a routine military training exercise conducted in accordance with international law and practice. The Chinese defense ministry also stressed that the activity was not directed at any specific country or target.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Veronica Koman from Amnesty International Australia voiced concern about how the legislation would affect Papuans. ” The post Indonesia Parliament passes law to create more provinces in Papua amidst fears of government repression appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit Lecturer in Maritime Law, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania Introduction On 14 th February 2024, the High Court of Australia handed down its judgment in Carmichael Rail Network Pty Ltd v BBC Chartering Carriers GmbH & Co KG [2024] HCA 4. English law is to apply”.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

The inaugural conference of the Australasian Association of Private International Law will be held from Wednesday 16 to Thursday 17 April at the Ship Inn conference centre , Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, sponsored by Griffith Law School.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Guest Blog: Rethinking Private International Law Education – Insights from a Global Webinar Written by: Corinna Chen (CAPLUS research intern, 2024, Sydney Law School, Australia) Private international law (PIL) plays a critical role in shaping how future legal professionals and citizens engage with a complex, interconnected world.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A former Australian government lawyer Tuesday informed a royal commission that he withheld legal advice that the Robodebt scheme , an automated debt assessment and recovery method utilized by Services Australia from 2015 through 2019, was illegal.

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JANUARY 20, 2025

The third issue of the Journal of Private International Law features a special issue in honour of Professor Trevor Hartley. Adrian Briggs, “What remains of the Brussels I Regulation in the English conflict of laws?” It provides as follows (with other research articles): Jacco Bomhoff,Ugljea Grui?&Manuel

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Registration is now open for theinaugural conference of the Australasian Association of Private International Law, to be held at the Ship Inn conference centre at Southbank, Brisbane from 16-17 April 2025. Attendance at conference sessions can be used for CPD; check local requirements.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This group includes legislators from Britain, Australia, Japan and the US. ” The post International lawmaker coalition calls on HSBC Holdings to unfreeze accounts of Hong Kong activist appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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