Australia's car industry needs cybersecurity rules to deal with the hacking threat

Aug 22, 2017 15:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Its common to hear modern cars referred to as computers on wheels. They boast sensors that measure fuel and braking, along with built-in navigation and infotainment systems. These digital systems could be hacked and...

Why universities can't be expected to police copyright infringement

Aug 22, 2017 15:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

As the new school year approaches, Canadian universities are grappling with the Federal Court of Canadas recent copyright decision against York University. The court ruled that York could not rely on its fair dealing...

Why China is cracking down on foreign investment

Aug 22, 2017 14:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Big Chinese companies have been on an overseas buying spree in recent years, spending more than US$1.6 trillion scooping up businesses, property and trophy assets like football clubs. But a directive from the Central...

Why you should care about China's VPN crackdown

Aug 22, 2017 14:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Internet censors have a new target. The Chinese and Russian governments recently announced plans to block the use of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are a key tool for people trying to avoid internet restrictions...

Colleges need affirmative action – but it can be expanded

Aug 21, 2017 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

In 2003, Justice Antonin Scalia predicted that the Supreme Courts sanctioning of race-conscious affirmative action in higher education would spark future litigation for years to come. And right he was. From defeated claims...

Trump's threat to withdraw from NAFTA may hit a hurdle: The US Constitution

Aug 17, 2017 15:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

On Aug. 16, representatives of the U.S., Canada and Mexico formally begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an accord that has governed matters of trade and security on the continent for 23...

Heroin trafficking through South Africa: why here and why now?

Aug 15, 2017 14:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

A series of large heroin seizures have been made in South Africa since 2016, but the country is just one of the pitstops on Africas heroin highway. The African continent is geographically situated between opium...