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Actual or apprehended bias and unconscious bias
Judicial education on “gender awareness” in Australia
The Honourable Justice J Basten
Introduction
The Australian context
Identifying the issues
Diversity — the composition of courts
The importance of a gender-neutral court
Gender and decision-making
Judicial education in Australia
Conclusions
Without fear or favour, affection or ill will
Kate Lumley
Defining gender equality
Closing the door on moral conservatism: government reform 1970s–1990s
The need to address gender bias in judicial education
Addressing gender bias in the Judicial Commission judicial education program
Conclusion
The intersection of the Australian law and the Islamic faith: a selection of cases
Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC
Introduction
Wills and freedom of testation
Islamic family law: marriage and divorce
Islamic banking and finance
The rule of law and just outcomes
Conclusion
Does unconscious racial bias affect trial judges
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Professor J Rachlinski, Professor S L Johnson, A Wistrich, and Professor C Guthrie
Implicit bias
The study design
The study results
Mitigating implicit bias in court
Conclusion
Appendix A: Materials
Appendix B: IAT procedure
Appendix C: IAT scoring
“Judge not, that ye be not judged”: judging judicial decision-making
Lord Neuberger
Introduction
How judges think
Judicial cognitive bias
Apparent bias
Judges as lawmakers
Conclusion
Further references on apprehended bias and unconscious bias