The Importance of Independence Documents and Constitutions
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Blog post about Fijian Independence and the loss of the original legal document
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Blog post about Fijian Independence and the loss of the original legal document
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
It’s a phrase that has entered into popular culture and one that people might use to demonstrate the Australian (“Austrayan”) accent but, just as Kirk Lazarus said in Tropic Thunder, “the dingo’s got my baby” (and variations on this quote) really does come from a true story, and a baby really did die. The cause …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
People who try to bring illegal drugs into any country are clearly taking a high risk in order to obtain the returns they seek. In some countries, including a number in Southeast Asia, the stakes are very high indeed, as those caught with drugs may face the death penalty or a considerable number of years …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post about the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, and some of the rules and regulations that seemed to have made things better for people than they might otherwise have been. The New Zealand Government and Parliament have since tried …
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