Export controls are gradually emerging as a source of contention within the World Trade Organisation (‘WTO’) law. Resource-exporting developing countries are increasingly finding it difficult to reserve the use of commodities and mineral resources…
The small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is the largest and most productive in Australia. Like all established market-based economies, ours is characterised by the use of contracts as a mechanism for exchange. Contracts often require…
Class actions are legal proceedings brought on behalf of numerous persons, known asgroup members. When a class action settles for a monetary payment to compensatethe group members, the payment needs to be divided among the group members. Thedivision…
Humanity now possesses the capacity and technology to pursue radical humanenhancement, presenting fundamental challenges for the regulation of elite sport. Inorder to regulate not only performance enhancement, but also human enhancement,the World…
First Nations analyses, climate science, social science and legal research indicate the significant role of private law in facilitating the conditions of climate change. Private law is a contingent feature of planetary health because its key concepts…
The adversarialist approach to criminal justice places a premium on autonomy, efficiency and finality. It trusts that giving parties control will put reliable comprehensive evidence before the trial court. Where forensic science evidence is involved,…
Coastal wetlands provide vital ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, disaster risk reduction, and habitat for biodiversity, including shorebirds, seabirds, turtles and fish. How we design and implement policy approaches for the conservation…
This article investigates Indonesian laws that require contracts to be in the Indonesian language if a party is Indonesian or an Indonesian entity is ‘involved’. It identifies the problems this creates for business arrangements in Indonesia,…
Climate change will impact most, if not all, aspects of law and regulation. Law is a key mechanism of social governance, and it has a key role to play in regulating and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. In the midst of the…
It is customary in an introduction for guest editors to explain the theme of the special issue and introduce the authors. While we intend to do both of these things, we also want to explain why we chose to undertake this project and address and…
