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Touching on transparency in city local law making: Experiences from waking up each day in City of Melbourne, Australia
Rebecca LeshinskyThe purpose for this paper is to share jurisdictional knowledge on local law-making theory and praxis, an area of law not well represented in the literature despite its…
The contaminated land regime and austerity
Lloyd Andrew BrownThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how the remediation of contaminated land has been damaged, perhaps immeasurably, in a period of devastating and crushing austerity.
Sustainability and planning law in Australia: achievements and challenges
Peter John Williams, Angelique Mary WilliamsSince 1992, all levels of government in Australia have pursued a policy of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). Crafted in response to the World Commission on Environment…
Environmental liabilities in insolvency – an area ripe for reform?
Blanca MamutseThe paper aims to examine the question whether legislative reform is the silver bullet for the problems generated by the failure of a company which is exposed to claims arising…
Alternative dispute resolution in Palestine: the myth and dilemma of construction mediation
Haytham Besaiso, Peter Fenn, Margaret EmsleyThis paper aims to investigate the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques in the Palestinian construction industry. It also seeks to identify some of the drivers…