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Court rules couples can conspire and how brain implants might transform criminal law

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Alo-Bridget Namoa was convicted of conspiring to commit a street attack on non-Muslims.(ABC (Supplied: Facebook))

The High Court of Australia rules that a married couple can conspire to commit a crime. Also, the challenges posed by emerging neuro technologies.

Guests:

Arlie Loughnan, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Law Theory at the University of Sydney

Dr Allan McCay, Deputy Director of the Institute of Criminology at the University of Sydney

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Law, Crime and Justice, Community and Society, Federal Government, Courts and Trials, Bio Ethics, Science and Technology
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