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David Kinley: Asbestos, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility How can we hold corporations to their human rights obligations? When it comes to multinational asbestos-mining corporations such as Cape and James Hardie, do arguments of forum non conveniens and sepa

How can we hold corporations to their human rights obligations? When it comes to multinational asbestos-mining corporations, do arguments of separate legal personality hold up? Could a claim in negligence be the best way to redress human rights violations? Find out from David Kinley in this episode!

Natalie Silver: Foreign Aid, Private Philanthropy and Global Justice As governments like Australia and the US scale back their commitments to international assistance, what power structures are left in place when billionaires and foundations step in? How do tax laws sh

As governments like Australia and the US scale back their commitments to international assistance, what power structures are left in place when billionaires and foundations step in? How can charities best operate on an international level? Find out from Natalie Silver in this episode!

Tim Stephens: Unpacking the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change In July, the International Court of Justice delivered its landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. What, though, did the Court actually say? How are states legally obliged to address the urgent ex

In July, the International Court of Justice delivered its landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. What, though, did the Court say? How are states legally obliged to address the urgent existential threat that climate change poses? Find out from @proftimstephens.bsky.social in today's episode!

Tim Stephens: Unpacking the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change In July, the International Court of Justice delivered its landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. What, though, did the Court actually say? How are states legally obliged to address the urgent ex

Great pleasure to speak with Eamonn Murphy about the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change on the fantastic @justcauseusyd.bsky.social podcast

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Rosemary Lyster: Justice in Climate and Disaster Law What is climate justice? How do we compensate those affected by climate disasters, particularly in the developing world? How are states failing to properly respond to the climate crisis, and how can w

In the wake of the government's release of the National Climate Risk Assessment, what is climate justice? How do we compensate those affected by disasters? How are states failing to properly respond to the climate crisis, and how can we change this? Find out from Rosemary Lyster in today's episode!

Ben Saul: Sanctioning Israel for Violating International Law Why has Australia placed so few sanctions on Israel? Why are we still exporting fighter jet parts to a state that, over the past two years, has systematically attacked civilians in Palestine and delib

Why has Australia placed so few sanctions on Israel? Why are we still exporting fighter jet parts to a state that continues to deny humanitarian relief to civilians in Gaza? Can sanctions be an effective means of changing Israel’s behaviour? Find out from Ben Saul in today's episode.

Carolyn McKay: Digital Technologies in the Criminal Justice System What implications do videolink technologies bear for the criminal process? What threat do remote proceedings pose for access to justice? How might emerging technologies be adopted by criminal courts a

What implications do videolink technologies bear for the criminal process? What threat do remote proceedings pose for access to justice? How might emerging technologies be adopted by criminal courts and prisons? Find out from @carolyn-mckay.bsky.social in today's episode!

What does justice look like for victims of atrocity crimes? How can they participate in the criminal process? Are international criminal tribunals even the best means of addressing violations? How else might we support victims? Find out from @rachelkillean.bsky.social in today's episode!

Lisa Burton Crawford: Complex Legislation, Accessibility and the Rule of Law Did you know there are currently over 18,000 pieces of legislation in Australia? Do you think you could easily explain what they all say? How did legislation become so voluminous and complex, and what

Did you know there are currently over 18,000 pieces of legislation in Australia? How did legislation become so voluminous and complex, what does this mean for the rule of law and the rights of the individual? Find out from Prof Lisa Burton Crawford in today's episode!

Tamer Morris: International Humanitarian Law and Civilian Protection As the dire humanitarian crisis in Palestine continues to intensify, international law as a field has seemed powerless against the mounting civilian casualties and widespread famine caused by Israel's

As the humanitarian crisis in Palestine intensifies, international law has seemed powerless against the mounting civilian casualties and widespread famine caused by Israel's military campaign. How can the legal community step in? Find out from Dr Tamer Morris in today's episode.

Professor Barbara McDonald: Unpacking Australia's New Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy Just Cause is back for Season 3! Get ready for a wide-reaching dissection of social justice and its intersection with the law, with Sydney Law School students and professors broaching topics such as v

Just Cause is back for Season 3! In this first episode, we are joined by Emeritus Professor Barbara McDonald to discuss the development of privacy law, and the implications of the recently implemented statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy. Listen here!
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Join Just Cause for 2025 Just Cause is a podcast created by staff and students associated with the Sydney Law School’s Social Justice Advisory Group. In each episode, students sit down with academics to discuss what social ju...

Just Cause, Sydney Law School’s social justice podcast, is back for another season in 2025, and we want you to be part of it! 

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