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Japan urged to sign international child abduction treaty
February 1, 2010
[JURIST] Ambassadors from eight countries met with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada [official profile] on Saturday to urge Japan to sign an international treaty that will help prevent parental child abductions across borders. Representatives from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, France, New....... [more] 
Australia Senate rejects carbon pollution reduction bill
December 3, 2009
[JURIST] The Australian Senate [official website] on Wednesday voted against [daily summary, PDF] legislation aimed at reducing carbon pollution. The Senate voted 41-33 [official proceedings] against the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No.2] [materials] and ten related bills that would....... [more]
Supreme Court to hear transnational securities fraud, double jeopardy cases
November 30, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in three cases. In Morrison v. National Australia Bank [docket; cert. petition, PDF], the Court will consider whether foreign investors are entitled to bring fraud-on-the-market claim....... [more]
Australia PM issues apology to migrant children
November 17, 2009
[JURIST] Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd [official profile] on Monday issued an apology [speech transcript] to poor and underprivileged British children who were sent to Australia and other former British colonies over the last century with the supposed intention of giving them a better life, b....... [more]
Fiji chief justice criticizes Australia, New Zealand over judicial travel restrictions
November 3, 2009
[JURIST] Fijian Chief Justice Anthony Gates issued a statement [text] on Sunday criticizing the Australian and New Zealand governments for placing travel restrictions on Fijian officials including the judiciary. The controversy began [New Zealand Herald report] last month when a Fijian judge was gra....... [more]
Australia court convicts 5 in domestic terrorism case
October 16, 2009
[JURIST] The New South Wales Supreme Court [official website] on Friday convicted five men were of conspiracy to do acts in preparation of terrorist attacks. The men, who cannot be named publicly [ABC report] due to other ongoing trials, were found guilty of having stockpiled ammunition and bomb-mak....... [more]
Australia rights committee urges greater legislative protections
October 8, 2009
[JURIST] The Australian public wants legislative protections for human rights in their country, according to a government report [materials] released Wednesday by the Human Rights Consultation Committee [official website]. According to the report, Australians believe that their country adequately pr....... [more]
Australia court allows accused Serb war criminal extradition appeal
September 2, 2009
[JURIST] The Federal Court of Australia [official website] ruled [judgment text] Wednesday that former Serbian paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic [Trial Watch backgrounder] may appeal his extradition to Croatia, finding a real chance of prejudice if the extradition were carried out. Vasiljkov....... [more]
Australia High Court rules military justice system unconstitutional
August 26, 2009
[JURIST] The High Court of Australia [official website] ruled [judgment text] Wednesday that the Australian Military Court (AMC) [Department of Defence backgrounder] is unconstitutional. The High Court held that the AMC employed the judicial power of the Commonwealth while AMC judges functioned with....... [more]
Australia rights group criticizes proposed terrorism law changes
August 19, 2009
[JURIST] Australian rights group Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) [advocacy website] on Wednesday sharply criticized [press release] the government's proposed reforms [materials] to Australia's national security and anti-terrorism legislation. Last week, Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland....... [more]
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