From the 3rd Australian Food Safety Conference in Melbourne:
Bill Marler, a US lawyer who acts for victims of food poisoning listed the revolting conditions in one of the two US factory farms that have recently poisoned 1,600 people with
Jordan on International Standards and the FSF
The Dangerous Illusion of International Standards and the Legacy of the Financial Stability Forum, by Cally Jordan, University of Melbourne – Law School; Duke University School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), was recently posted on SSRN. Here is
The reason I have funded Real Raw Milk Facts
I am sitting in the Melbourne Airport about to board a plane to Tasmania for a few days when I saw the Denver Post article on raw milk and the toll it too on the Pierce family.
Mary Pierce and
Bulto on Judicial Referral of Constitutional Disputes in Ethiopia
Takele Soboka Bulto (Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne) has posted "Judicial Referral of Constitutional Disputes in Ethiopia" on SSRN. It will be published as part of "Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law in Ethiopia: Challenges and
The Role of the Journalist
Chris Dent, University of Melbourne Law School, has published “‘Journalists are the Confessors of the Public’ Says One Foucaultian,” in volume 9 of Journalism (2008). Here is the abstract.
The article combines Foucault’s ideas of discursive formations, practices and subjects with
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Movie Review: Kelo Down Under
Pregnant women feel “yummy mummy” pressure
Is the current trend of showing off pregnant bellies liberating? Or has the social obsession with perfect women’s bodies invaded one of the few times in their lives when women could feel their bodies were less scrutinized? Kim Powell writes
Australia law blogs: New Melbourne-based trade marks law blogger speaks
Nicholas Weston’s Australian Trade Marks Law Blog is the latest addition to our growing number of international blogs, and the first from a client based out of Australia. But Nicholas Weston isn’t just the name of the firm – it’s
Saturday Evening Post (blog post)
Or, Two weeks into my trip “Downunder.”
Being away from the office for the last two weeks has given me an even better appreciation for the hard work and quality of the lawyers and staff at Marler Clark. Looking at