| Description |
1 online resource (247 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; What are human rights?; A short history of Australian bills of rights; Bills of rights: models and controversies; The ACT Human Rights Act 2004; The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006; Towards an Australian bill of rights; Notes; Select Bibliography; TABLE OF CASES; TABLE OF STATUTES AND BILLS; TABLE OF INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS; Index |
| Summary |
We accept the universal right to live in freedom and without oppression, but are our human rights adequately protected by Australian law? Arguments about the need for a bill of rights in Australia have simmered for fifty years. While attempts to introduce a national bill of rights have failed, recently the states and territories have taken on a pioneering role with statutory bills. Bills of Rights in Australia, written by the leading experts in the field, examines the arguments for and against greater protection of human rights. Original and timely, it examines the emerging evidence of the imp |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Human rights.
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Law.
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Civil rights.
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Constitutional law.
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Civil rights
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Constitutional law
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Human rights
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Law
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Charlesworth, Hilary
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Gabrielle, McKinnon
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| ISBN |
9781742230450 |
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1742230458 |
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