UNSW Law Justice Talks (ADVERTISEMENT)
03/09/2013
The next address in the UNSW Law Justice Talks series will be held on Thursday, 19 September 2013 at 6.00pm. Titled "An eye for an eye: An oxymoron or real justice?", it will be delivered by Ms Pat OâShane, Australiaâs first Indigenous Magistrate the the UNSW Law Building, UNSW Kensington Campus. Register at www.law.unsw.edu.au/justicetalks
For too long justice and punishment have been seen as interchangeable terms. Retribution, not rehabilitation has been focus of the justice system, spurred on by public outcry and political pressure. Is the idea of âretributive justiceâ an effective form of punishment or an excuse for vengeance? Is the long-term social cost of retribution really equal to the crime?
9�September 2013
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