The bill as introduced would make the prerecording of cross-examination a matter of entitlement, rather than at the discretion of a judge taking into account the particular circumstances of the case and the witness in question. The reason that prerecording of cross-examination should remain rare and exceptional is its significantContinue Reading
Thursday 18 March – Sunday 21 March 2021 Peter Crosland – cell 027-281-6272 Email: crosland@actrix.co.nz Stephen Harrison – cell 021-55-450 Email: stephen@harrison.co.nz This Summer 2021 Weekend for Men will be held at the Homestead at Forest Lakes just north of Otaki on the Kapiti Coast. The Homestead can comfortably accommodateContinue Reading
This bill amends the Evidence Act 2006, Victims’ Rights Act 2002, and Criminal Procedure Act 2011 to reduce the retraumatisation victims of sexual violence may experience when they attend court and give evidence. Sexual Violence Legislation Bill – New Zealand Parliament (www.parliament.nz) Alternative ways of giving evidence in sexual violenceContinue Reading
Next is the ruminative quality of fear. Fear makes us review, ceaselessly and tortuously, all its frightening possibilities. This is connected to the hypnosis and the lie of fear. Not only do we have to stare at and be aware of all the possible threats at once, we must keepContinue Reading
One line of thinking, for instance, posits that we assess potential mates against an internal threshold of preferred qualities and attributes — a “minimum bar,” that they have to meet to be considered a potential partner. “And we learn where that minimum bar is based on how other people treatContinue Reading
Indian society laughs on a man when he says he has been raped. India ridicules any complaint about male rape. Indian feminists and society think that only men are perpetrators of a heinous crime like rape and they don’t get that even women can rape a man. This is soContinue Reading
Until we publish the full findings from this research later this year, here are a few examples of what we’ve learned: Flexible working can reduce work-life conflict, which can be a major source of stress, depression and anxiety. But the uptake of flexible working often depends on the amount ofContinue Reading
LGBT+ employees are more likely to experience conflict and harassment at work than their heterosexual and cisgender colleagues, research from the CIPD has found. A study of more than 15,000 workers found that two in five (40 per cent) LGB+ employees and more than half (55 per cent) of transContinue Reading
“Getting enough sleep is important for all of us ¬¬- it helps our physical and mental health, boosts our immunity, and ensures we can function well on a daily basis,” Dr Agostini¬ says. “But for teenagers, sleep is especially critical because they’re at an age where they’re going through aContinue Reading
So what’s the alternative? Living the best life we can, with whatever emotional experience we’re having. “For a lot of people, a much better road is to relate to the emotions rather than trying to control them,” said Minden. “It’s really important to learn to accept our authentic emotions, our inner experience, and relateContinue Reading
