Law Reform, Opinion, Drugs
Law Aid
VOTING 'NO' IN OCTOBER'S CANNABIS CONTROL BILL ...

LawAid International brings decades of in-court experience to the debate around cannabis law reform, arguing strongly for legalisation and asking the undecided and those voting ‘No’ in September’s referendum to think again.

VOTING 'NO' IN OCTOBER'S CANNABIS CONTROL BILL REFERENDUM? THINK AGAIN.
Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Freedom of Speech, Opinion
Law Aid
JULIAN ASSANGE'S NEW ZEALAND LAWYER CRAIG TUCK: ...

In what is turning out to be a train wreck of arbitrary decision making by authorities, an Ecuadorean judge authorised the seizure of Julian’s belongings, so that US prosecutors could help themselves to items including manuscripts, legal papers, medical records and electronic equipment. Tuck describes the situation as utterly bizarre.

JULIAN ASSANGE'S NEW ZEALAND LAWYER CRAIG TUCK: "IT'S A TRAIN WRECK" - PRESS RELEASE

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THE IMPORTANCE OF DUE PROCESS

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THE IMPORTANCE OF DUE PROCESS

In 2011, Christie Marceau was tragically killed. Akshay Chand was her killer. Chand was on bail when he killed her. Facts.

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ISIS, THE RULE OF LAW & THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ

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ISIS, THE RULE OF LAW & THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ

Iraq’s post-invasion government is attempting to ‘do justice’ behind a paper-thin rule of law. The clearest evidence of this is that courts are handing down death sentences after trials lasting only 10 minutes.

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PHILLIP SMITH: HAIR FOR ALL

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PHILLIP SMITH: HAIR FOR ALL

The recent High court decision that prison officials acted wrongly in taking Phillip Smith's hairpiece from him has created public outrage against him and at times Justice Wylie.