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Why do some politicians cling to power after electoral defeat?

9 August 2023

As Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election are examined in court, a recent paper sheds light on why some political leaders fight back after losing an election.
New Zealand’s approach to women’s ‘insanity’ is archaic

3 August 2023

Opinion: Dr Carrie Leonetti and Kayley Smith argue NZ legislation that links childbirth to an ill-defined 'mental disturbance' enforces tropes that men who kill are 'bad' while women who kill are 'mad'
Be wary of the term ‘youth justice’

2 August 2023

Comment: Dr Ronald Kramer asks why we are letting the vague concept of 'youth justice' saturate the political agenda, when it is so poorly understood, what it is and what drives it.
Does National’s transport plan add up?

1 August 2023

Opinion: The National Party’s transport policy risks locking the country into a car-dependent, high-carbon future, writes Timothy Welch.
Until women’s lives matter

25 July 2023

Opinion: If the Auckland gunman's violence towards his partner had been taken as seriously as if it had been against a stranger, last week's victims would likely have gone home safely to their families. Carrie Leonetti asks why we treat 'domestics' differently.
The moral and legal case against cluster bombs

12 July 2023

Opinion: If “humanitarianism” means anything the international community should not be turning a blind eye to Ukraine’s use of clusters bombs or the US proposal to transfer those weapons, says Treasa Dunworth
Māori knowledge and kaitiaki key to conservation

11 July 2023

Aotearoa is part of a disturbing global picture that regularly dismisses Indigenous views on protecting the natural world, according to The Indigenous World 2023, which includes a chapter by law academic Fleur Te Aho.
Klaus Bosselmann: an activist for Earth and its inhabitants

1 July 2023

After losing his appointment as a judge, Klaus Bosselmann turned to teaching environmental law. This year he’s assisting the UN Secretary-General with preparations for the Summit of the Future.
The Family Court’s motherhood problem

18 June 2023

Opinion: That judges and lawyers feel comfortable interfering in the intimate relationship women have with their bodies and babies in breastfeeding is emblematic of a larger cultural problem, writes Carrie Leonetti
Seizing tamariki, damaging taonga

7 June 2023

Opinion: Children’s rights are being breached thanks to an outdated Act that’s allowing for their seizure and delivery to a person with a proprietary claim over them, writes Carrie Leonetti.
When our brain takes an educated guess

1 June 2023

Opinion: Carrie Leonetti examines a phenomenon that allows people to accurately observe a basketball game, but not the gorilla that wanders through it – and what that means for the justice system
Wide impact of court’s liquor licensing decision

25 May 2023

Opinion: Supermarkets battled Auckland Council over alcohol licensing; now many local authorities have dropped their policies to to avoid costly legal battles. Melissa-Jade Gregan explains why.

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