Is this a game to you? The under-explored legality of mods and user-generated content
October 19, 2021 purelydicta
The video game industry has eclipsed almost all other entertainment industries when measured by profitability and growth-rate.
Does Work Work? The Case for Universal Basic Income and Fresh Economic Thinking
A Trip Back in Time: How People Talked About Bisexuality 20 Years Ago
A Response to "Publius": Fallopian Tubes & Fallacies
The Quality of Justice
BIPOC Spotlight Series: Zahraa Albadri
May 8, 2021 August 21, 2021 purelydicta
"I came to law school with an optimistic outlook. I came from a cohort that I felt was very unaware of its surroundings. … You couldn't have the kind of conversation that you can have with people here at the law school."
The human right to sexual pleasure: why feeling good is revolutionary
April 17, 2021 May 3, 2021 purelydicta
A woman in a nightclub cubicle once told me that rubbing your clit is a private act of resistance. She was drunk and slurring, but these were wise words nonetheless.
Endemic: How anti-Asian racism is entrenched in Australian legislation
April 17, 2021 April 18, 2021 purelydicta
It's late March, 2020. Victoria has just entered a strict COVID-19 lockdown. To distract myself from what seemed to be the end of days, I was experimenting with baking. I had decided on a lemon meringue pie. A quick google search informed me that I needed eight eggs, which was eight more than I had at home.
You have exams, and we have tips to help you smash them
May 27, 2020 May 26, 2020 purelydicta
With exams on the way, Purely Dicta's asked around to bring you this dossier of top tips to help you study for and SMASH™ those sem 1 exams.
The Law and Institutional Opacity
October 1, 2021 October 3, 2021 purelydicta
I have a request for everyone reading this. Take a moment to reflect, if you would, on the kind of institutions you wish to see around you.
August 24, 2021 August 24, 2021 purelydicta
The Productivity Doctrine: Here's your permission to do nothing
Hustle culture and burnout have emerged over the past decade as a key part of our cultural vernacular.
REVIEW: 'Just Mercy' — A lesson in missing the point
July 25, 2021 July 25, 2021 purelydicta
The kinds of racism and prejudice which have informed films of the past are just as ubiquitous and pervasive today…
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr and the "Instinctive Weapon of the Vested Interest"
June 26, 2021 purelydicta
Almost exactly 80 years ago, Robert Menzies declared freedom of expression to be one of Australia's 'foundational' freedoms.
Professor Profiles: Associate Professor Tatiana Cutts
May 19, 2021 August 21, 2021 purelydicta
Tatiana joined MLS from the London School of Economics in 2020. She received her D.Phil, BCL and LLB from the University of Oxford.
Semester One 2021 Content List
March 9, 2021 March 17, 2021 purelydicta
This content list contains several ideas for anyone running into a creativity block or hoping to find inspiration.