Kiri Allan told us all that she’d defend her charges, that there was a ‘technical point of law’ that needed to be explored in a trial, that she was innocent and that her case would prove that out. And then on the morning of the trial after months of
In Philip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass, a would-be assassin attempts to excise his soul from the stain of murder by “pre-emptive penance”. Every day of his life, Father Luis Gomez performs intense penance for sins he hasn’t committed. The idea is that doing so builds up a “credit
Elise Hansen knowablemagazine.org When the parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley were convicted of involuntary manslaughter, it was a watershed moment in US school shooting cases. It was also a key moment in parental culpability law, governing cases in which parents can be held legally responsible for the
Alan Renwick Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand This month the federal government announced a plan to ban live sheep exports, set to come into effect from May 1 2028. The announcement coincided with the release of a highly anticipated report by an independent panel set up to
Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation For decades, people who want to end their life with the help of a doctor, and who have the means to do so, have travelled to a handful of countries, commonly Switzerland, for euthanasia. But gradually, more countries around
Alexandra Allen-Franks Lecturer and Co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice, University of Auckland At first sight, the battle between a Manawatu fish-and-chip shop and a Louisiana-based chicken joint over the name “Popeye’s” reads like a classic David and Goliath battle. An international
If you’re a licensed shooter, you’ve no doubt loaned a firearm to a suitably licensed shooter mate, on occasion. In fact, you can do so for up to thirty days without a problem. Except in Tasmania. Here, you may be engaged in “firearms trafficking”. A ruling by Tasmania’
Perhaps there’s hope yet that activist judges can learn from their mistakes, even if too late. Just six months ago, the High Court’s disastrous “NZYQ” decision panicked the idiotic Albanese government into unleashing hundreds of convicted foreign rapists, paedophiles and murderers on the Australian community. Many were either
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has criticised the Dean of the AUT Law School after she publicly told a highly-respected King’s Counsel to “die
Gun ownership in New Zealand has a varied and interesting history which can be broken down into three distinct historical periods. When white folks came to New Zealand they brought lots of guns with them; Parliament enacted laws requiring licences and registration for gun ownership – which were promptly ignored by
Back in the day, in my home town, a local financial institution collapsed spectacularly, leaving many working people out of pocket. Some of them, their life savings. Taxpayers in my home state were also stiffed nearly a billion dollars. Yet, as everyone in my home town knew, while the former
lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com The Children’s Minister, Karen Chhour, intends to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 because it creates conflict between claimed Crown Treaty obligations and the child’s best interests. In her words, “Oranga Tamariki’s governing principles and its act should be colour blind,
Jude McCulloch Jude is a criminologist whose research investigates the integration of war and crime, police and the military, and security and crime control. Her recent research projects focus on crime risk, prevention and family violence. JaneMaree Maher JaneMaree is a feminist social scientist whose research is focused in two
Yes, folks, just as I predicted, the circus is far from over: Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins are going to keep scandal-mongering journalism (present company excepted, hem-hem) well-supplied for a good while, yet. In a new twist, Aussie taxpayers might be wondering where the $2.4m of their tax money
Last Saturday was what is know amongst cannabis enthusiasts as “420 Day”: a day when weed is celebrated by both users and advocates. Now, many readers will be wondering just how dope users can remember the day of week let alone a specific day of the year. Be that as
