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1 Pub. Space: J. L. & Soc. Just. 1 (2007)

handle is hein.journals/pubspac1 and id is 1 raw text is: OF PUBLIC SPACE: SEX AND MERCY Rocque Reynolds1 Welcome to our new refereed journal, Public Space. the Journal of Law and Social Justice, which is being launched as part of the 30th year celebrations of the Faculty of Law of the University of Technology, Sydney through UTSePress. The concept of public space is almost boundless. At its most simple, public space may conjure images of Romans disclaiming and, if this journal does no more than provide a forum for diverse views then it will be of some value. But we think public space is much more than this. Public space is a site of regulation, contestation, and an invitation to transgression. It is a space in which we show off, bend the rules, or try to enforce them. It is a site of inclusion and exclusion, of differences and reconciliations. It is a place for discussion. Most of all, public space holds the promise of a community in the best Kantian sense - a sensis communis where the very act of speaking for or of the other bears witness to our (indeterminate) concept of the community and our openness to judgement. This willingness to judge and be judged in a public space is one of the great gifts and challenges of academic life. It might be thought that there are already more than enough law journals but we believe Public Space provides something quite different. First, Public Space is a multi media forum which allows authors to explore new ways of thinking about and presenting their ideas. In this edition Welby Ing's fascinating, often humorous, exploration of the intersections between law, architecture and language in the story of same sex encounters in public toilets, is enriched and illuminated by his use of audio files, video, photographs and text (including poetry). In 'A Convenient Exchange' we 'Chair of the Editorial Board of Public Space. The Journal of Law and Social Justice and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law of the University of Technology, Sydney.

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