Law Reform and Social Justice Program — ANU College of Law
Assistant governor of the RBA, Guy Debelle, has worked incessantly over the past two years chairing an international committee of investment banks, central banks and institutional investors. Its outcome? 55 principles enshrined into a code of conduct, which was revealed … Read the rest
Sandalwood forestry group Quintis saw its market value collapse by 72 percent after it conceded that it had lost a significant deal with Nestle’s Galderma, without the knowledge of its board and top management. Further implications of this included a … Read the rest
At 8am on Monday the 13th of February 2017, the Guardian released an article regarding the potential involvement of international criminal law in shedding light on the crimes against humanity occurring on Manus Island and Nauru under Australia’s scheme of … Read the rest
The United Kingdom has had an eventful winter on the labour front, with a wave of strikes hitting the country and bad news on wages. This week’s post will be exploring the wave of strikes, whilst next week I will … Read the rest
The Norwegian government is facing a lawsuit over their decision to allow oil company Statoil to conduct oil exploration in the Barents Sea. The case – The People Versus Arctic Oil – is being brought by an alliance of activists, … Read the rest
This article is part of CAP Labour’s original research series that briefly explores issues in Australian and international labour law. In this article, ANU law student Maxine Viertmann looks at the use of restraint of trade clauses in employement contracts, … Read the rest
Author: Shelley Chu
Ferrovial (which acquired Broadspectrum in May 2016) has said that it would not renew its contract with the Australian government to operate Australia’s Regional Processing Centres (RPCs) after its contract expires in October 2017. Wilsons Security, which … Read the rest
One of the most problematic symptoms of an unhealthy legal system is corruption. Corruption, by definition, involves a flagrant disregard of the rule of law for gain outside the system.
It was not so long ago when Argentina was considered … Read the rest
On Monday, Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced that a new team of 26 specialist investigators, lawyers, forensic accountants, based in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney, will be honing in on corporate corruption. The particular focus will be foreign bribery. This comes … Read the rest
Underlying the glamour and hype surrounding the Rio Olympics are myriad reports of severe human rights violations by the Rio city government and government-backed service providers. Since earning the right in 2009 to host the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio … Read the rest