Bond Law Review

Is Natural Law Timeless? | Published in Bond Law Review By Jonathan Crowe. This essay argues that both the content of natural law and our understanding of its requirements evolve throughout human history.

Prosecution of Wartime Environmental Damage by Non-State Parties at the International Criminal Court | Published in Bond Law Review By Jessica Schaffer. This article presents a novel way of prosecuting wartime environmental damage committed by non-state parties to the Rome Statute at the International Criminal Court.

Out with the Old, in with the Alternative: A Critical Examination of How Lawyers Can Use Alternative Fee Arrangements to Satisfy Increasingly Powerful Clients | Published in Bond Law Review By Joshua Yan. This article examines law firms’ need to replace the billable hour with alternative fee arrangements and discusses the ethical and managerial hurdles they will face when making this transition.

A Conspiracy of Paper? William Paterson and the Mysterious Origins of Banking and Company Law | Published in Bond Law Review By John Farrar. This article examines the creation of the Bank of England and other contemporary banks, the Scottish Darien Scheme and the South Sea Bubble and considers the role of William Paterson

Pedra Branca: Story of the Unheard Cases by S Jayakumar, Tommy Koh and Lionel Yee | Published in Bond Law Review By Jing Zhi Wong. This book provides an account of Singapore’s response to Malaysia’s 2017 application for revision and request for interpretation of the 2008 Judgment in the Case concerning Sovereignty over Pedra Branca.

The Bond Law Review is pleased to feature this article by Scott McDougall, Queensland Human Rights Commissioner

Making Rights Real: The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) | Published in Bond Law Review By Scott McDougall. The commencement of the Human Rights Act 2019 on 1 January 2020 heralds a new era in public sector decision-making in Queensland.

Evolution and Complementarity? Traditional and Complementary Medicine as Part of the International Human Rights Law Right to Health | Published in Bond Law Review By Angela Doolan, Greg Carne. This article analyses some failings of traditional and complementary medicine (‘T&CM’) policy and regulation in Australia and offers a draft convention article in the proposed Framework Convention on Global Health.

Treating Vulnerable Consumers ‘Fairly’ When They Make a Complaint About Banking or Finance in Australia | Published in Bond Law Review By Tania Sourdin, Mirella Atherton. Researchers, commentators and policy makers have proposed various definitions about what it means to be a ‘vulnerable consumer’.

Trustee Rights and Powers: A Taxonomical Analysis | Published in Bond Law Review By Christopher Chiam. This article seeks to answer a single question – what are the differences, if any, between the rights and powers of a trustee?

The Bond Law Review is pleased to feature this article by the Hon Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of Australia

Just How Common is the Common Law? A Historical and Comparative Perspective | Published in Bond Law Review By The Hon Susan Kiefel AC. Following Federation in Australia in 1901, the Privy Council remained the final appellate court from State Supreme Courts and High Court ... subject to s 74 of the Australian Constitution.

Clothing Optional?: Nudity and the Law of the Australian Beach | Published in Bond Law Review By Theodore Bennett. In the early 1800s concerns about nudity led to blanket bans on daytime bathing at some Sydney beaches.

Referred, Applied and Mirror Legislation as Primary Structures of National Uniform Legislation | Published in Bond Law Review By Guzyal Hill. National uniform legislation relates to many aspects of society, such as the search for cancer cures, counter-terrorism cooperation and surrogacy regulation.