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No selection criteria, no transparency. Australia must reform the way it appoints judges

  • Written by Kcasey McLoughlin, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle
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As debate rages about sexual harassment in the legal profession, a key outstanding question is reforming the way judges are appointed.

Underscoring the response to these allegations has been the acknowledgement the legal system - created by and for men - has excluded women through its formal and informal structures.


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