In the first of our QUT Global Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series for 2023, Professor Joseph David discussed the influence of technological advancements on legal theory. Abstract: As society continues to advance technologically, our legal frameworks are faced with an array of multifaceted challenges spanning various dimensions…
Human Technology Law Centre to host 2023 meeting of the Law, Literature And Humanities Association Of Australasia
Save the Dates Deus Ex Machina – Law-Technology-Humanities | 11-15 December 2023 The Human Technology Law Centre will host the 2023 meeting of the Law, Literature And Humanities Association Of Australasia. This meeting is a multidisciplinary coming together to build, dream and work towards better law and technology futures…
COVID-19, Law & Regulation: Rights, Freedoms, and Obligations in a Pandemic
A new book called COVID-19, Law & Regulation: Rights, Freedoms, and Obligations in a Pandemic analyses major legal and regulatory responses internationally to COVID-19, and the impact the pandemic has had on human rights and freedoms, governance, the obligations of states and individuals, as well the role of…
A Principled Framework for the Autonomy of Religious Communities – a new book by Dr Alex Deagon
A new book by Dr Alex Deagon (pictured above), A Principled Framework for the Autonomy of Religious Communities, was published recently. About the book Building on From Violence to Peace: Theology, Law and Community (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2017), A Principled Framework for the Autonomy of Religious Communities engages…
Diversity, dignity, equity and best practice: a framework for supported decision-making
A report commissioned by the Disability Royal Commission has recommended a policy overhaul to ensure that all people living with cognitive disability are empowered to make decisions about their lives. The research aimed to understand the significance of supported decision-making to the lives of people with cognitive disabilities,…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity
QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research is seeking to appoint a new Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a 3 year appointment. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will carry out research and support the undertaking of research projects about end-of-life law and voluntary assisted dying in Australia. The position is…
Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board appointment
Professor Lindy Willmott has been appointed to the Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board. From 1 January 2023. the Board will oversee, monitor and report on the operation of voluntary assisted dying in Queensland. The Board will review each completed voluntary assisted dying case to ensure compliance with…
ACHLR 10th Annual Public Oration
Please join members of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research for the 10th Annual Public Oration with Professor Emma Cave presenting. Abstract The oration will consider how the sufficiency of young adults’ autonomy is judged in light of biological, social and psychological evidence that adolescence can continue…
Law, Technology and Humans Volume 4 Issue 2
A new issue of Law, Technology and Humans has been published. Volume 4(2) includes articles from the symposium Jurisprudence of the Future. These contributions bring together science fiction, justice and law: Folúkẹ́ Adébísí uses examples of Black science fiction and Afrofuturism to address inequalities of race in the…
This week (October 24-30) is International Open Access Week #OpenForClimateJustice
So, what is open access? Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of cost or other access barriers. Through licensing via an open license (usually a Creative Commons License), freely available outputs can also…