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Just CasesIntroducing CASE IN POINT: Grave robbers! AI law enforcement!Introducing CASE IN POINT, a new podcast from the hosts of JUST CASES: Melissa Castan (Professor of Law at Monash University) and James Pattison (the guy who's not a Professor of Law at Monash University).CASE IN POINT tells the stories behind some of the most amazing court cases you need to know about. Grave robbers, AI law enforcement, international diplomatic beefs! Aaaaah!Each episode a special guest picks a weird and wonderful court case with an epic backstory.Follow / subscribe to CASE IN POINT in your favourite podcast app:S...
2024-10-1701 min
Case In PointCOMING SOON - Grave robbers! AI law enforcement!Grave robbers, AI law enforcement, international diplomatic beefs!Introducing Case In Point, the stories behind some of the most amazing court cases you need to know about.Each episode a special guest picks a weird and wonderful court case with an epic backstory. Hosted by Melissa Castan (Professor of Law at Monash University) and James Pattison (the guy who's not a Professor of Law at Monash University).
2024-10-1601 min
Wednesday Breakfast2023 Reflections: A tribute to First Nations communities3CR Breakfast Wednesday 27th December 2023 As we farewell 2023, we reflect on the Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and the future of Australia. Throughout this episode you will hear a selection of music by First Nations artists, the voices of Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer Teela Reid and distinguished historian and Monash University Indigenous Studies Centre academic Professor Lynette Russell. Teela Reid is the University of Sydney's inaugural First Nation’s Practitioner-in-Residence. She spoke alongside Noel Pearson at the inaugural 'Voices on the Voice' Sydney Ideas event at the University of Sydney on 22nd May 2023. Broadcast permission...
2023-12-2600 min
The ABR PodcastA Voice to parliament, not a Voice in parliamentIn this week’s ABR Podcast, we hear from Melissa Castan and Lynette Russell on the history and mechanics behind the Voice to parliament, the subject of next week's referendum. Melissa Castan is a Professor of Law at Monash University and the Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. Lynette Russell is Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and ARC Laureate at the Monash Indigenous Studies Centre. Listen to Lynette Russell with their co-authored article, ‘Ancient sovereignty shining through: A Voice to parliament, not a Voice in parliament’, published in the October Indigenous issue of ABR.See om...
2023-10-0512 min
Just CasesEpisode 16: Hard cases make bad law“There’s a saying in law that hard cases make bad law,” says Dr Colin Campbell. “Judges will sometimes do what they think is right in a particular case, but in doing that they will muck up the law." Numerous inquiries have uncovered widespread discrimination and exclusion against children at government schools around Australia. While state-run education departments are tasked with the responsibility of fixing this problem, there’s another institution in our society that has a major role to play: our courts. But the leading court case that dictates how the courts play this role - and which...
2019-08-2233 minJust CasesEpisode 14: "Now free speech has been killed as well"How does the law balance the rights of women to access safe and legal abortions with the right to free speech and protest? For over twenty years anti-abortion protesters have picketed abortion clinics around Australia. To combat this targeted harassment of women seeking safe and legal abortions, state governments have passed ‘safe access zone’ laws which create an exclusion zone around abortion clinics which protestors cannot enter. Anti-abortionists argue these laws limit their free speech. Supporters of safe access zones argue these laws are vital to ensure the safety of women seeking health care. When th...
2019-07-1228 minJust CasesEpisode 13: Why is our secular government allowed to fund religious schools?A fight over a new toilet block at a Catholic school in 1962 turns into a major constitutional and ideological war, the effects of which last until today. Australians traditionally sees themselves as pretty secular compared to the rest of the world. But how Australians choose to fund their children’s education paints a very different picture. For every dollar the Federal Government spends per student in a private or independent school, public schools receive only around 75 cents per student. In 2017, Catholic schools received $8.4 billion in government funding, despite also being funded by fee-paying families. The C...
2019-06-2633 minJust CasesEpisode 12: Can a child decide to have gender-reassignment surgery?Issues affecting transgender people are much more prominent in the public consciousness than they’ve ever been. This episode of JUST CASES explores one important legal issue: can children access hormone therapy or surgery in Australia? We speak to the judge who decided this important case and learn what it’s like to make such life-changing decisions. WARNING: This episode contains some difficult subject matter. There’s mentions of suicide, gender-identity issues, family violence and graphic content. If that’s difficult for you please find another episode of Just Cases to listen to. If anything in...
2019-06-1228 minJust CasesEpisode 9: Treachery and TreasonA series of factory fires in Sydney in 1916 leads to a full-blown treason trial. The case of the ‘IWW Twelve’ sees a dozen local members of a radical worldwide movement caught in a perfect political storm.Storyteller: Dr Stephen Gray, Monash Law SchoolHosts: Dr Melissa Castan & James PattisonFurther reading:- ‘Death Cults, Murdering a Police Officer, and the First World War' by Dr Stephen Gray (Alternative Law Journal) - 'Enemy Within? The Wobblies' by Nerida Campbell (Sydney Living Museums) - 'The Sydney Twelve — treason, conspiracy and conscription in Australi...
2018-11-0234 min
Have You Got That Right?Ep 7 - Marriage Equality Bumper EpisodeMarius, Melissa and Castan Centre Deputy Director Professor Paula Gerber discuss the same-sex marriage survey.
They have a look at what other countries are doing, the challenge brought in the high court to the survey and what happens after the results of the survey are in.
2017-10-2500 min
Have You Got That Right?Ep 6 - Inspiration, Fear and Violence - The 2017 Conference EditionMarius, Melissa and Sarah reflect on the highlights of this year's Human Rights Conference, and the themes of the day, including fear, violence and intersectionality (!).
They also chat about two big issues at the moment - marriage equality and free speech - before ending with the hero and villain of the week and "Did You See That?".
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This episode’s Community Partner is the Council to Homeless Persons, whose representative Kate Colvin spoke at our recent conference. The Council is the peak body of the Victorian homelessness sector, and its mission is to end homelessness through policy and campaigning.
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2017-08-1700 min
Law RadioHow do you make a digital lawyer?The Law Society of New South Wales has released its report into the future of law and innovation in the legal profession. Join Melissa Castan in conversation with Kate Galloway about the implications of the report for legal education - and how we educate 'digital lawyers'.
2017-04-0717 min
Law RadioCentrelinkFailIn their first podcast after the Christmas break, Melissa Castan and Kate Galloway are in conversation about what caught their attention over the Christmas period - mainly the question of government power exercised through the Centrelink data matching controversy.
2017-01-0620 minLaw RadioS02Ep10 Who's afraid of digital disruption in Law?Melissa Castan interviews Katie Miller, who has championed the cause of change within the legal profession and encouraged lawyers to adapt to change and digital disruption through innovation and greater use of technology. They discuss the key findings of the 2015 report on 'Disruption, Innovation and Change: The Future of the Legal Profession'
2016-12-1117 minLaw RadioS02Ep09-What's happening with LGBTI Human Rights in the Asia Pacific?We hear from Dr Paula Gerber on recent developments in the protection of the human rights of LGBTI people. She discusses the work of Kaleidoscope Australia Human Rights Foundation, changes in international approaches to LGBTI rights, the appointment of a new UN expert, and prospects for future changes.
2016-10-1317 min
Law RadioLook Out For The Cliff S02Ep08Community legal centres Australia-wide are facing a 'funding cliff' in 2017 as Commonwealth government funding looks to be drying up. The likely drop in funding flies in the face of a Productivity Commission Report that sings the praises of community legal centres as important contributors to access to justice.
In this episode, Kate Galloway talks to James Farrell from Community Legal Centres Queensland, about the importance of securing funding for community legal centres across the country to support their important work.
2016-10-0511 minLaw RadioCommunity Legal EducationHow well do we understand the law? An important component of access to justice is promoting community understanding of the law and legal process. This episode features two different modes of community legal eduction, James Farrell talks to us about Community Legal Centres, and Lloyd England introduces 'Law for Non-Lawyers' an online free course.
2016-08-3115 minLaw RadioA Dog is ForeverWe talk to Dr Joanna Kyriakakis about animal rights and the recent changes in NSW, which now ban greyhound racing and related breeding and training activities.
2016-08-2620 minLaw RadioDiscipline, Torture...What's the difference?We talk to Associate Professor Bronwyn Naylor about the meaning of the Convention against Torture, and how it might be implemented in Australia. We also discuss the treatment of children and young people in 'closed environments' such as detention centres.
2016-08-2218 min
Law RadioWhat's in a name? The census questionWith the Australian census coming up on 9 August, Melissa Castan and Kate Galloway run through the importance of the census and some of the concerns about it. Melissa interviews Dr Caroline Henckels of Monash University about the legal requirements to complete the form.
2016-08-0616 min
Law RadioS02Ep03 The problem of Youth Detention - Jodie O'LearyIn this podcast, Kat Galloway interviews Assistant Professor Jodie O'Leary from Bond University Faculty of Law - a specialist in juvenile justice. They discuss the legal framework of youth detention, what is so wrong with the treatment of the young people that we have seen featured recently in the media, and some of the steps needed to improve things.
2016-08-0311 min
Law RadioSo you want to make a MOOC?This is a recording of a presentation at the 2016 Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. Professor Melissa de Zwart takes us through the process of making a MOOC for EdX, and what she and her colleagues learned along the way.
2016-07-1914 min
Law RadioWhat's going down in the Sth China SeaMelissa Castan interviews Associate Professor Douglas Guilfoyle from Monash University, about the recent UN ruling on the South China Sea. What exactly is going down? Listen and find out.
2016-07-1914 min
Law RadioWho needs a plebiscite? S02Ep01Melissa Castan interviews Professor Paula Gerber of Monash University, about marriage equality in Australia and the issue of the proposed plebiscite.
2016-07-1413 min
Law RadioHow do you think like a lawyer? S01Ep03This is a recording of a presentation by Mary Heath (Flinders Uni) and Kate Galloway (Bond Uni) at the Australasian Law Teachers' Association conference in Wellington, New Zealand, in July 2016. Mary and Kate present on their OLT funded project, Smart Casual, and in particular how three of the professional development modules their team has developed, work together to assist in understanding how to teach legal thinking skills.
2016-07-1319 min
Law RadioPlace based and digital! S01Ep02This is a recording of a presentation by Estair Van Wagner, of Victoria University of Wellington at the Australasian Law Teachers' Association Conference in Wellington New Zealand, in July 2016. Estair takes us through the rationale for place based learning, and a project to engage students of natural resource law in the environment around them using digital tools.
2016-07-1322 min
Law RadioTheMetaPodcastS01E01This podcast is about...podcasting. Melissa Castan and Kate Galloway prepare for the forthcoming Australasian Law Teachers' Association conference in Wellington, New Zealand. They canvass the what and how of podcasting for legal education.
2016-07-0213 min