I’ve been procrastiblogging by compiling a list of the best Australian constitutional law blogs, for both the legal academic and the student/scholar. There are now a number

of high quality academic blogs that offer case or issues analysis sometimes within days (or hours) of a major constitutional decision being handed down. [...]

Welcome to Amicae Curiae, a blog for ‘Girlfriends of the Court’. The blog was intended to discuss the role of women in the law, in legal education, as students, as academics,

and within the legal profession, and  we also discuss other issues. There are many posts on a variety of topics relating to legal life throughout […] [...]

Woman as justice – but is there justice for women?* The release of the VEOHRC Report into women in the legal profession raises a number of important issues.  We have already

highlighted the concerning lack of progress in terms of women’s retention and progression in the profession.  In this post, we explore the implications of these [...]

Nearly twenty years ago, the Australian Law Reform Commission, in its report “Equality before the Law: Women’s Equality (ALRC Report 69 Part 2)” examined the place of  Women

in the Legal Profession, and said Women make up 50% of law school graduates, and 25% of the legal profession as a whole. However, women leave the profession at [...]

The gender card, so we’re told, has been played by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.  In the context of contemporary debate about sexism in public life, I’ve had a few

interesting conversations lately about issues concerning women.  These conversations have been with educated men with whom I usually enjoy excellent interaction.  [...]

Ahhh sex.  There has been an unusual global confluence of sex and public life in recent weeks, culminating in an extraordinary display by political leaders and aspiring political

leaders around the world.  This has caused me to ask: what sort of man wants to have or defend non-consensual sex with a woman? Without going into […] [...]

Twitter has been abuzz since the start of the Olympic coverage, with the observation of Australian commentators’ use of ‘girl/s’ to describe women competitors.  The

complaint that women have about this language is its capacity to diminish women’s athletic achievement and infantilise them.  Many disagree with this interpretation, [...]

-  Propos liminaires - - -   Propos liminaires - I. Prémisses de la réflexion I. Prémisses de la réflexion I. Prémisses de la réflexion A l’heure où le gouvernement

est devenu paritaire, - et ce même si les plus hautes fonctions de l’Etat auxquelles se réfère la Constitution de la Vème République restent occupées par [...]

When the southern hemisphere winter sets in and the days are short and bleak, its time to start planning to get out of the doldrums and into a conference. But how do you get

a paper accepted by the convenors? And what if you are an inexperienced public speaker? Flora Poste Writes has a very […] [...]

Harcèlement sexuel : enjeux de pouvoir             La réappropriation d’un pouvoir : l’empowerment La suppression de l'incrimination et la neutralisation

de toutes les instances depuis la décision controversée du 4 mai 2012 du Conseil constitutionnel comporte un enjeu central à la perspective de genre : l'empowerment. [...]