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The Hon. Justice Stephen Burley and The Hon. Justice Michael O’Bryan. Edited By Cecep Mustafa Di banyak ruang sidang, saksi ahli datang seperti prajurit bayaran — satu di tiap kubu, lengkap dengan data, teori, dan istilah teknis. Misi mereka jelas: mempertahankan posisi kliennya. Hasilnya? Pertempuran kecerdasan yang sering kali mengubur kebenaran di balik lapisan retorika dan kepentingan. Namun di Pengadilan Federal Australia, kisahnya berjalan berbeda. Bukan lagi duel, melainkan dialog. Bukan lagi pertunjukan, melainkan pencarian pemahaman. Di sini, pengadilan memperlakukan bukti ahli bukan sebagai arena adu kepintaran, melainkan sebagai perjalanan bersama mencari kebenaran — dan dengan itu, mereka mengubah budaya…

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The Hon. Justice Stephen Burley and The Hon. Justice Michael O’Bryan. Edited By Cecep Mustafa Imagine a courtroom not as a battlefield of arguments but as a forum of ideas — where truth is not shouted but reasoned, and where science and law share the same bench. That, in essence, is the spirit of the Australian approach to expert evidence. In most courts, expert witnesses arrive like hired soldiers — one for each side — ready to defend their camp’s theory. The louder one often wins. But the Australian Federal Court chose a different path: instead of letting experts duel,…

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Registrar Tim Luxton, edited by Cecep Mustafa Pustrajak Kita sering tergoda mengukur keberhasilan mediasi dari satu hal yang paling kasat mata: apakah para pihak akhirnya menandatangani kesepakatan. Padahal, kalau mau jujur, inti keberhasilan mediasi tidak terletak pada selembar kertas perjanjian, melainkan pada perjalanan batin dan rasionalitas yang tumbuh di ruang-ruang perundingan itu sendiri. Mediasi yang baik justru sering melahirkan kesadaran baru — tentang posisi, risiko, dan realitas perkara — yang tidak akan pernah ditemukan dalam dinginnya ruang sidang.Banyak pihak datang ke meja mediasi seperti prajurit yang siap perang, bukan pencari solusi. Mereka membawa dendam, ego, dan keyakinan bahwa hakim nanti…

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By Registrar Tim Luxton, edited by Cecep Mustafa Pustrajak. It is tempting to measure the success of mediation by its most tangible result: a signed agreement. Yet, if we are honest, the core of a successful mediation is not found on a piece of paper, but in the internal and rational journey that participants undertake in the negotiation room. A truly effective mediation often gives birth to a new consciousness—about one’s position, risks, and the reality of the matter—an awareness that the cold formality of the courtroom could never provide. Many parties come to the mediation table as warriors poised…

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