Research

Study reveals truth behind Indigenous female deaths in custody

Published on: 9 February 2023

A University of Queensland study has found many Indigenous women who died in custody had not been sentenced by a court, but were on remand or in protective custody.

CPICL presence at the Indonesian Constitutional Court International Symposium in Bali

Published on: 20 January 2023

Associate Professor Ann Black was an invited speaker at the 2022 Indonesian Constitutional Court International Symposium in Bali (October 5-7).

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UQ study shows impacts of reporting on domestic violence

Published on: 17 November 2022

University of Queensland research suggests that graphic media coverage of domestic violence cases could contribute to ‘copycat’ behaviour.

Journalists must be protected in police investigations. Here’s our five point plan for reform

Published on: 28 October 2022

Australia is now 39th in Reporters Sans Frontiers’ World Press Freedom Index, a staggering decline of 20 places since 2018. This reflects a fact acknowledged by both the Morrison and Albanese governments: Australia has a press freedom problem.

The significance of 'Timber Creek' in calculating cultural compensation

Published on: 10 October 2022

Reform to out-of-home care system in Queensland extends care age from 18 to 21

Published on: 24 August 2022

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New Technologies in the Global Battlespace workshop themes

Published on: 27 July 2022

ARTICLE | Themes emerging from a workshop with the International Peace and Security Interest Group of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and our Future of War research group

Associate Professor Rain Liivoja appointed as Visiting Legal Fellow with DFAT

Published on: 26 May 2022

NEWS | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has appointed Rain Liivoja, our Deputy Dean Research, as a Visiting Legal Fellow for 2022-2023.

Why party preselections are still a mess, and the courts haven’t helped

Published on: 13 April 2022

THE CONVERSATION | Can courts ensure political parties' powerbrokers abide by the party rules that they, by and large, write? It’s a simple question, but the answer to it is a mess.

Deaths in Custody: Holding Institutions to Account

18 July 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Law Matters

Together with invited speakers, Professor Tamara Walsh will examine the multisystemic nature of failings that contribute to deaths in custody in Australian police cells, watchhouses and prisons. The seminar will draw on findings from Professor Walsh’s Deaths in Custody Project database.