Deaf or blind people can't serve on juries – here's why law needs to change

Oct 25, 2016 11:18 am UTC| Law

You might have thought any ordinary person of sound mind can serve on a jury, but actually no. Various groups are excluded in many countries including the UK, Ireland and Australia because of legal prohibitions. In the UK...

CRISPR gene-editing controversy shows old ideas about East and West still prevail

Oct 24, 2016 09:37 am UTC| Science Law

The debate that followed initial experiments using the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool show that old stereotypes about Asia still resonate in the West. CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool that was first demonstrated US...

Why companies like Wells Fargo ignore their whistleblowers – at their peril

Oct 24, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Enron. Worldcom. The Madoff scandal. The mortgage meltdown. Now Wells Fargo. High-profile corporate frauds like these all seem to follow the same pattern. First the misconduct is discovered, and then we learn about all...

How can we make the world's cities safer for women and girls?

Oct 24, 2016 04:31 am UTC| Law

One in three women around the world currently experience gender-based violence. Harmful practices such as trafficking, forced marriage, domestic violence and female genital mutilation occur both in public and in private...

Crown: the trials of a tributary state

Oct 19, 2016 10:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Of all the indicators of Australias evolving relationship with China, Crown Casinos current problems are some of the most striking, unexpected and revealing. They present an unflattering but painfully accurate vignette of...

Crown employee arrests show danger of assumptions about China

Oct 18, 2016 05:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The arrest of several Australian and non-Australian Crown Resorts employees is a stark example of how foreign businesses arent always successful in navigating a system where the rule of law doesnt apply. Its impossible to...

Facebook Plays US Political Game To Skirt Net Neutrality With Free Basic Internet

Oct 10, 2016 01:49 am UTC| Technology Law Politics

Facebook is at it again. Using its political contacts in Washington, the social media giant is trying to skirt the rules of Net Neutrality by trying to provide Free Basic internet connection. This is another step by...