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Being Stateless: An Oral History Podcast
A Holocaust survivor, a Palestinian born in Lebanon, and a Tamil woman are all guests on the new Peter McMullin Center on Statelessness podcast Being Stateless: An Oral History Podcast.
“Having spaces to share stories of statelessness and migration can be important to people and communities. Oral history projects like this provide a vital way of archiving diverse and intersecting stories, and of showing what statelessness means to the people affected by it." - Dr Jordana Silverstein, host of Being Stateless.
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How do we speak for nature?
Rivers and other natural entities around the world continue to gain legal rights and recognition as living beings. However, it is not always clear how the interests of these natural beings are represented. How can their ‘voices’ be heard?
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Trump plans to use Putin’s ‘dark arts’ if elected: new book
US Presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to use the same constitutional tactics that Russian President Vladimir Putin has used to build and cement his power over a nation, according to a new book.
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Employers challenge right to strike in court
Australian employers are represented in a case before the International Court of Justice that challenges the right to strike, warns Professor Sean Cooney of Melbourne Law School.
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Learn more about Melbourne Law School’s commitment to building and supporting just relations between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the state and between their respective laws, legal traditions and jurisprudence.
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