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Art Actually! The Courts And The Imposition Of Taste, Marett Leiboff
Art Actually! The Courts And The Imposition Of Taste, Marett Leiboff
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
How do we read art, at least in law? The traditional approach of the courts has been to disavow, or at least avoid any discussion on matters of aesthetics or connoisseurship, or more accurately assert such a disavowal. Because whether the courts acknowledge it or not, they actively judge art, even when they say they don't. Judging art by judges, as we will see, is not a particularly edifying spectacle, but is it better for the courts to avoid judging art? In this article, I will explore what happens when the courts grapple with the problem of judging art, but …
Indigenous Sentencing Courts (Brief 5, December), Elena Marchetti
Indigenous Sentencing Courts (Brief 5, December), Elena Marchetti
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
This brief focuses on Indigenous sentencing courts, which operate in all Australian states and territories except Tasmania. These courts have been established according to protocols and practices, and can be distinguished from more informal practices that occur in remote areas where judicial officers travel on circuit. The first court was established in Port Adelaide on 1 June 1999. Indigenous sentencing courts do not practise or adopt Indigenous customary laws. Rather, they use Australian criminal laws and procedures to sentence Indigenous offenders who have either pleaded guilty or been found guilty, but they allow Indigenous Elders and Respected Persons to participate …