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The aim of Res Publica is to stimulate and inform debate within the public sphere, and to encourage engagement with the ethical dimensions of issues. The articles we print apply philosophical insights to matters of general interest. To be added to our current circulation list, please contact Ms Clare McCausland at res-publica@unimelb.edu.au. Distribution is free of charge.
Current Issue
Vol.19 No.1 (2010).
In this issue Barbara Carter from the Office of the Public Advocate
identifies key problems with the Victorian Guardian and Administration
Act (1986), which aims to provides a framework for determining when
adults with disabilities should be appointed a guardian. She argues
for an overarching principle in a theory of human dignity. Dr Cara
Nine considers the plight of ecological refugees: In the event of
ecological disaster leading to loss of sovereign territory, does a
state maintain its right to self-determination—and if so, can it stake
a claim to a new territory? Dr Ned Dobos revisits a debate in light
of the global financial crisis between neoliberal advocates of the
free-market and those who support market regulation, suggesting that a
contractualist account of risk imposition leaves the laissez-faire
position wanting. And Associate Professor Elizabeth Brake rethinks the
very idea of marriage, noting that the state’s involvement has come
under recent fire from opposing directions; she argues here for
comprehensive reform to legal marriage in a liberal state.
Editorial Staff
Editor: Dr Adrian Walsh
Deputy Editor: Ms Clare McCausland
Advice To Authors
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