What’s in a name?

Research Brief 11 The forms of law can appear opaque. Ostensibly they are designed to ensure a measure of due process. Their impact on accused and complainants may be unpredictable. During the nineteenth century governments tried to formalise and even simplify the process by which criminal charges were brought and trials conducted. An early […]

Not another centenary?

Research Brief 1 In a world full of centenaries (outbreak of World War 1914, the prelude to Gallipoli next year, the Armistice of 1918 and the Versailles Conference of 1919) there are some that understandably escape attention. One of these is Australia’s Crimes Act of 1914. This was the founding statute of Commonwealth criminal […]