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fence posts
More than six out of ten people regularly commit criminal acts (in Britain, at least). Democratic governments seem to regard legislation criminalising particular forms of behaviour as the default, and indeed only, way of dealing with most…
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how to undo 61 years of progress
This is a heartwarming little story – the process put in place to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay lacks some of the essential elements of fairness that were afforded even to the senior Nazis tried at Nuremberg. That is according… -
ham update 2: ham-related art, and more legal details
Further to previous posts (one, two), here’s some great “Jesus with the little dinosaurs” art (thanks to KO):
Meanwhile Legal Eagle points to this article on the actual details of the legal battle in the Ham v Anti-Ham lawsuit.
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ham update: ham sued by anti-ham offshoot of church of ham
You will recall our friend Ham, curator of the Creation “Museum”, from the story about dinosaurs with saddles – he who told us that T-Rex ate grass until “the fall” and other such nuggets of wisdom.It seems…
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david hicks in sa – a bill of attainder?
As you are no doubt aware, David Hicks is now back in Australia and locked away in a maximum security prison in Adelaide. The South Australian government in its wisdom has now announced legislation to stop Hicks from… -
exclusive brethren under investigation for election advertising
The Electoral Commission has finally referred the matter of the Exclusive Brethren cult’s involvement in the funding of pro-Government election ads at the last election to the Australian Federal Police. A company linked to the cult spent more… -
but I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers
Two people are detained in a war zone. Both are alleged by the military force which detains them to have been somewhere they shouldn’t have. Both are held captive, without proper charges or any prospect of genuine legal process. Both… -
one day you’ll be in the ditch, flies buzzin’ around your eyes, blood on your saddle
Slowly but surely, the 2006 US election result is catching up with the Bush administration. The steps taken by the Democrat-controlled Congress and Senate are – so far – not as spectacular as the many excesses of the pre-2006 period…
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i offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock recently appeared on the SBS program ‘Insight’ along with David Hicks’ military lawyer, military prosecutor, and his father Terry Hicks (link to the transcript here).That Ruddock would even venture onto the program is surprising,…
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Canadian MPs actually show some backbone on terror
Canada’s parliament has just voted to repeal an anti-terrorism law passed in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Even more impressive, they did it in the face of a scare campaign from their government which… -
HIV/AIDS on trial
There is an interesting trial underway at the moment in the South Australian Supreme Court in which a man who was convicted of endangering the lives of three former girlfriends by having sex with them when he knew he was… -
european courts offer victims avenue to expose ‘extraordinary rendition’ kidnappings
It appears that the courts in Europe are prepared to ignore what are undoubtedly massive political considerations and are giving the victims of the practice of ‘extraordinary rendition’ (i.e., the warrantless, state-sponsored kidnapping and extraction to third world countries where… -
london is not a battlefield
The fight against terrorism on the streets of Britain is not a war. It is the prevention of crime, the enforcement of our laws and the winning of justice for those damaged by their infringement.
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top 10 civil liberties violations of 2006
I came across this handy list of the top 10 civil liberties violations of 2006 in Australia.
Near the top of my personal list would have to be #9, Freedom of Information and the effect of the High…
