Magistrate  Kay  Macpherson2, Magistrate Greg Levine2, Ms Viv Mortell2, Miss Elisa Buggy1 1Judicial College Of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2Children’s Court of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 3Department of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, Australia The Family Drug Treatment Court was established in...

Mrs Hilary Hannam1 1Family Court Of Australia, Parramatta, Australia Fact finding in family law disputes, particularly in relation to allegations of family violence and child abuse presents many challenges for litigants and judges. This is especially so when many litigants...

Elanor Peattie1, Libby Penman2 1 Victoria Legal Aid, Neighbourhood Justice Centre, 241 Wellington Street, Collingwood, Victoria 3066, elanor.peattie@vla.vic.gov.au 2 Victoria Legal Aid, Neighbourhood Justice Centre, 241 Wellington Street, Collingwood, Victoria 3066, libby.penman@vla.vic.gov.au The Neighbourhood Justice Centre (NJC) is Australia’s only...

Anton Shelupanov (MA Oxon) Justice Studio, London Abstract: Research has demonstrated that courts, police and other law enforcement institutions secure better compliance by defendants when they apply procedural justice principles to practice. Consequently, with better compliance with court decisions, come...

Felicity Gerry QC1, Professor Penny Cooper2, 1 Queen’s Counsel London and Darwin speciliasing in complex cases involving vulnerable suspects. Leads the Indigenous Justice and Exoneration Project at Charles Darwin University. Affiliated member research group on Fundamental Rights and Constitutionalism at...