Last night, Four Corners revealed atrocities occurring in a Northern Territory Juvenile Detention Centre. Malcolm Turnbull has called a royal commission! Follow this up for your Young Offender Notes. The Four Corners documentary brings up a lot of legal issues! You can watch the episode online now.
Here is a very interesting documentary from Dateline and the Philippines' President Duterte and his war on drugs. The President is backing any police officer who kills drug suspects! There are a lot of casualties...It is extremely concerning :-[
And if for some reason you are lucky enough to not be killed then for your rehabilitation you must attend one Zumba session a week...?? :o I. Don't. Understand.
It might be helpful for state sovereignty arguments (especially regarding the President's comments toawrds those who wish to challenge him - "If you want to criticize me, bring the matter to the United Nations.") human rights violations (there are so many, e.g no fair trial, right to safety, right to life) etc.
I'm so glad you brought this to the discussion! I've been trying to keep my eye on the situation but it's just blown my mind and I haven't been able to distinguish between what is media hype and what is real. I'll definitely be having a look at that documentary! I wonder how we will see Australia continue to respond. I know Australian voices are split - some people say "good, we aren't strict enough on drugs" and then you've got people recognising the violation of rights. Thanks for sharing!
No worries :D I agree, when I first heard about him and the situation it didn't sound "real", or something which people would do but it seems that it is. :(
Drugs are a very big problem over there, and everywhere, but perhaps arbitrarily, without trial, killing people is not the best way to solve it.
Here is an extremely contemporary article regarding the development of environmental rights. The Washington Times have published an article http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/23/hundreds-scientists-urge-trump-withdraw-un-climate/ (If anyone could teach me how to hyperlink, thank would be great ;D) regarding recent urges to withdraw from the 'outdated' United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 300 scientists have petitioned to a letter written to President Trump, stating that the convention has led to significantly more social and economic issues, with little environmental benefits to compensate.
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If you click the little globe (third from the left on the bottom row in the toolbar above your posting window), it gives you a shortcut for it! ;D thanks so much for the link, very interesting article! :)
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Wow thanks jamon ;D Gonna abuse hyperlinks from now on
Here is an extremely contemporary article regarding the development of environmental rights. The Washington Times have published an article http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/23/hundreds-scientists-urge-trump-withdraw-un-climate/ (If anyone could teach me how to hyperlink, thank would be great ;D) regarding recent urges to withdraw from the 'outdated' United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 300 scientists have petitioned to a letter written to President Trump, stating that the convention has led to significantly more social and economic issues, with little environmental benefits to compensate.
Not sure if anyone else has been following the Cardinal George Pell case regarding the charges of sexual offences laid against him, but it's been very prominent in the news since the beginning. Also seems like a really good contemporary case for crime, especially for areas like sentencing and the criminal trial process, since there are so many articles on it!
Cardinal George Pell returns to Australia to face historical sex abuse charges
Cardinal George Pell charged with historical sex offences
Cardinal George Pell: A timeline
Especially when looking at how commissions come into it, and how media as a non-legal measure can add to the way a case is dealt with.