If an employer uses AI for hiring, who is legally responsible when it discriminates?
Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a weekly podcast about the law behind the news.Around two-thirds of Australian organisations use artificialintelligence computer programs to recruit new staff. But Dr Natalie Sheard,a researcher with Melbourne Law School, found that there are serious risks that AI used to screen job applicants will discriminate against women, older applicants and minority groups, eliminating them as a prospect before a humanbeing gets a chance to even see their applications. Will it all end in a class action? READ MORE ON AI DISCRIMINATION IN RECRUITMENT: Employment discrimination by algorithm: Can anyone be held accountable?Will AI decide if you get your next job? Without legal regulation, you may never even knowTech companies claim AI can recognise human emotions. But the science doesn’t stack upNo notice and no explanation: The incontestability of hiring discrimination by algorithm
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Sexual strangulation by consent: a legal riddle
This episode contains material some people might find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a weekly podcast about the law behind the news.More than half of young people are using consensual strangulation during sex (“choking”), but few understand the risks. Should we re-think what it means to consent under the law? Melbourne Law School's Professor Heather Douglas explains her ground-breaking research on this rising and dangerous pastime. If this episode has raised any issues for you, you can contact the Lifeline Australia telephone support service on 13 11 14, or Project Respect on 0477 001 110 by phone call, text or WhatsApp.READ MORE ON SEXUAL STRANGULATION AND CONSENT:More than half of Australian young people are using strangulation during sex: new research.Choking during sex: many young people mistakenly believe it can be done safely, our study showsChoking/Strangulation During Sex: Understanding and negotiating ‘safety’ among 18-35 year old Australians Prevalence of Sexual Strangulation/Choking Among Australian 18-35 -year-olds
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Will the 'right to strike' become illegal?
Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a weekly podcast about the law behind the news.Australian employers have joined an international legal case that challenges the right of workers to strike. What will it mean for Australian workers if they win? We speak with Professor Sean Cooney of Melbourne Law School, who has written submissions for this globally significant case before the International Court of Justice. READ MORE ON ICJ CASE ON THE RIGHT TO STRIKE: ICJ information on the legal case
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Fake porn is not new, but does the law have any answers yet?
This episode contains material some people might find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a weekly podcast about the law behind the news.Since the camera was invented, men have been misusing women’s images for profit. Copyright, defamation and privacy laws have all been called on to stop it, but AI and 'deep fake' porn is a new frontier. Melbourne Law School researcher Dr Jessica Lake talks about recent cases and the existing law and calls for reforms to better protect women. If this episode has raised any issues for you, you can contact the Lifeline Australia telephone support service on 13 11 14, or Project Respect on 0477 001 110 by phone call, text or WhatsApp.READ MORE ON FAKE PORN:Open AccessIn the 19th Century, a man was busted for pasting photos of women’s heads on naked bodies. Sound familiar?Privacy and power: A practical look at complex issuesDisembodied data and Corporeal Violation: Our gendered privacy law priorities and preoccupations Access restrictedThe face that launched a thousand lawsuitsA history of intellectual property in 50 objects: Kodak cameraDeepfake and non-consensual pornography: recent iterations of the gendered battle for rights in a photograph
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Does a ceasefire agreement have any legal force?
Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a weekly podcast about the law behind the news.There is a legal vacuum behind attempts to forge a ceasefire inthe wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Does international law have any real power in these times of global turmoil? And how can a ceasefire agreement be enforced when one party is a ‘non-state entity’? Dr Marika Sosnowski from the Peter McMullinCentre on Statelessness at Melbourne Law School explains. READ MORE ON CEASEFIRES: Why did the Israel-Hamas ceasefire fall apart? It was never going to solve the root causes of the conflictKnown Unknowns: or the things that you thought you knew about a ceasefire in Gaza that it turns out you did notUkraine Symposium – Lessons from Syria’s CeasefiresBesiege, bombard, retake: Reconciliation agreements in Syria
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