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Podcast: Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network
Episode: Love’s intersection with Australia’s legal system
Description: Dr Alecia Simmonds has always been interested in the ways we govern intimate life. Here, she reflects on notable cases in Australia’s past that explored gender dynamics, emotion, love and relationships, and what is says about our legal frameworks. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with UTS Faculty of Law associate professor Dr Alecia Simmonds about her academic work and interests, and the extent to which the legal battles that women have fought over the years have evolved. Simmonds also discusses her recently released book – Courting: An Intimate Hist...