DBL: 10 March 2009: Sea Shepherd Investigation
Written by camilla on March 10, 2009 – 1:05 am -Tonight on Done by Law we take a dive into the complex laws and politics of international waters.
Last month, Australian Federal Police boarded Sea Shepherd ship the Steve Irwin as it docked in Hobart with a warrant to seize footage and other material. The AFP has stated that the warrant was executed ‘at the request of Japanese authorities’. In the context of this seemingly anomalous investigation by Australian Federal Police, Professor Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law at Australian National University, and John McMullan, Australian lawyer to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will join us to discuss the laws that govern international waters and the activities that occur within them.
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DBL: Desalination plant: 10 February 2009
Written by camilla on February 10, 2009 – 1:23 am -The drought means the land is dry and Victorians are told water is short. The Government is building a desalination plant on the Bass Coast which the politicians say is necessary and will provide an essential source of water. But views differ as to whether a desalination plant is the best solution, or even a good solution, to the “water crisis”.
Tonight we are joined by Andrea Bolch of community activist group Watershed and Elizabeth McKinnon of the Environment Defenders Office (lawyers for Watershed), who will outline some of the keys issues with the desalination plant, and how Watershed (with the help of the Environment Defenders Office) has challenged both the building and the legitimacy of desalination plant.
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