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by Jane McAdam — Reposted by: Melissa Castan

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Get your tickets now! The 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference will focus on 'Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world'. Now more than ever, we need to pause, reflect and forge new paths forward - together conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kald...
2025 Kaldor Centre Conference | UNSW Sydney
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

drjoemcintyre.bsky.social
Really excited to see this one out in print:

"Pseudolaw and the illusion of legal meaning" in the wonderful Alternative Law Journal
@altlj.bsky.social

An accessible overview of the phenomenon of pseudolaw, with an exploration of some of the overlap with GenAI
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudolaw and the illusion of legal meaning - Joe McIntyre, 2025
This article is an overview of the contemporary phenomenon of pseudolaw and argues that, at its heart, it involves a mistaking of the form of legal argumentatio...
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

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Registrations for The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference open this Wednesday 23 April. join us at one of Australia’s leading human rights events, 25 July, in Melbourne Details @ our conference website: bit.ly/HumanRights25.
Image of Hugh de Kretzer and details of conference
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by Melissa Castan

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Ping @djag2.bsky.social ICYMI 🐧
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by Melissa Castan

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Thanks for sharing this Joe, it’s a fascinating and frustrating area of (un)law!
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by Melissa Castan

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Do corporations have beliefs? A look back at the Hobby Lobby case with Dr Steve Kourabas at Monash Law. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c... #Law #CorporationsLaw
Do corporations have beliefs?
Podcast Episode · Case In Point · 01/04/2025 · 31m
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by Melissa Castan

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It’s a mad world…
a silhouette of a man standing on top of a rock with his arms in the air .
Alt: a silhouette of a man standing on top of a rock with his arms in the air .
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by Melissa Castan

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Here’s the link!

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Is it a crime to attempt to murder a corpse?
Podcast Episode · Case In Point · 18/03/2025 · 30m
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Is it a crime to attempt to murder a corpse? Today’s episode of Case in Point discusses a bizarre murder case in recent Australian legal history, mirroring one of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels.
Dr Natalia Antolak-Saper, criminal law scholar unpacks the story of R v Darrington [2016] link 👇🏽
Is it a crime to attempt to murder a corpse?
Podcast Episode · Case In Point · 18/03/2025 · 30m
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Maybe you just need a distraction from the Cyclone, the (nearly) Election, the geo-political crises or the climate catastrophe? Try Case In Point, a lively, chatty podcast about legal curiosities and culture. Wherever you listen to your pods.
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan, Olivier Klein, Nathan Nunn , and 4 more

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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Is drug testing in sport fair and effective at detecting cheats? Doping in Sport - the Shayna Jack case podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...
Doping in Sport: The Shayna Jack case
Podcast Episode · Case In Point · 04/03/2025 · 40m
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Season 2 of Case in Point is coming your way! Follow here (or wherever you get your pods) Tomorrow’s episode will test your sports knowledge podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...
Case In Point
History Podcast · 2 Seasons · Updated Fortnightly
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Hurrah! The annual Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA) Conference is on Wed 2 July to Friday 4 July 2025 at UQ Brisbane!

Welcome legal academics, practitioners & policymakers to discussions on the evolving landscape of legal education & research

Submit abstracts here; bit.ly/ALAA2025
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Ever wondered what’s up in the Chagos Archipelago? We were curious, so we asked @djag2.bsky.social to explain it all - on Case in Point podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...
Exile & Empire in Paradise: The UK's Chagos scandal
Podcast Episode · Case In Point · 18/02/2025 · 49m
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

thesiswhisperer.bsky.social
New On The Reg podcast with @drjd.bsky.social is up for all your Christmas listening needs! onthereg.buzzsprout.com/1187141/epis...
Our technology stacks - what products we use for different problems (Kitchen Table episodes vol 2) - On the reg
Inger and Jason catch up at the kitchen table... in Casa Downs this time. The sound on this one is ok, considering we were in a huge open space downstairs!While Jack Downs washes Inger's new car, she ...
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Now get the dog, and yo are set for summer!
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by Melissa Castan

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Need.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · Dec 14
Trying to figure out the logistics of opening up a bookstore/cafe/flower shop/ceramics studio/crêperie/kitten rescue/food truck/wine bar/yarn depot/ boardgame outlet/bakery/thrift store/ puppy daycare. Who wants a piece of this sure thing?
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

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As we sink slowly into mid December… a reminder that we welcome your submissions on Australian legal issues. See our guidelines- shorter pieces and less footnotes are preferred. Got some summer writing planned? Give us a look 👇🏽👇🏻 #Auslaw #AccessToJustice #Law journals.sagepub.com/home/alj
Alternative Law Journal: Sage Journals
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by Melissa Castan — Reposted by: Alice Chik

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“I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design”
@patrickfreyne.bsky.social on toxic productivity & the myths of meritocracy.

[hint: this is not a bug, it’s a feature]
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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · Dec 14
I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December
I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

thisone0verhere.bsky.social
Trying to figure out the logistics of opening up a bookstore/cafe/flower shop/ceramics studio/crêperie/kitten rescue/food truck/wine bar/yarn depot/ boardgame outlet/bakery/thrift store/ puppy daycare. Who wants a piece of this sure thing?
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by Melissa Castan — Reposted by: Máiréad Nic Craith, Claire Dupont, Alice Chik , and 1 more

patrickfreyne.bsky.social
I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December
I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design
www.irishtimes.com
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

excellent empirical piece on Australian pseudolaw by
@drjoemcintyre.bsky.social, Harry Hobbs et al - papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Rise of Pseudolaw in South Australia: An Empirical Analysis of the Emergence and Impact of Pseudolaw on South Australia's Courts
Pseudolaw refers to the phenomenon whereby adherents adopt the forms and structures of legal argumentation while substituting the substantive content and underl
papers.ssrn.com
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
The Australian Legal Academic Starter Pack: ICYMI #AusLaw #Law #LegalEd

go.bsky.app/A9tXyKu
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
In our latest Case in Point @lynetterussell.bsky.social takes us to 1839 Melbourne, a fledgling frontier town, rife with conflict.

The arrival of two Palawa men, Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheener, sparks a chain of events leading to a brutal execution. #AusLaw
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Frontier Justice: An execution in Melbourne CBD
Podcast Episode · Case In Point · 10/12/2024 · 36m
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by Melissa Castan

drmcastan.bsky.social
Welcome @drpetaspyrou.bsky.social!
a woman with white hair is standing in front of a door .
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

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Alternative Law Journal cerebrates 50 years as Australia's leading law reform journal. We publish critical scholarly articles on law, social justice, human rights, critique of the legal system, innovative & alternative practice & community legal education #Auslaw journals.sagepub.com/home/alj
Alternative Law Journal: Sage Journals
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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

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60 Free Film Noir Movies
60 Free Film Noir Movies
Watch 60 great Noir films directed by Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. All free.
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by Russell Sandberg — Reposted by: Melissa Castan, Gwen Seabourne

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Call for papers - the Routledge Handbook of Doctor Who

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Reposted by: Melissa Castan

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I'm thankful that @benjaminjriley.bsky.social took some courses on AI in education so that we don't have to. buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/pedagogy-o...
Pedagogy of the Depressed
An illustrated guide to a smattering of online AI courses for educators
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