Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Australia's treaty system type
Australia's treaty system type
Dualist - requires parliamentary legislation for enforcement
Ratification meaning
Ratification meaning
Formal approval making a treaty legally binding internationally
Separation of powers definition
Separation of powers definition
Division of govt power between legislature, executive, judiciary
Express rights
Express rights
Rights explicitly written into the Constitution
Implied rights
Implied rights
Rights inferred from Constitution's text, structure or purpose
Most significant implied right in Australia
Most significant implied right in Australia
Freedom of political communication
Australian Human Rights Commission main role
Australian Human Rights Commission main role
Investigates discrimination, conducts inquiries, advises govt
Common law rights vulnerability
Common law rights vulnerability
Can be overridden by any act of parliament
External affairs power (s 51(xxix)) importance
External affairs power (s 51(xxix)) importance
Allows Commonwealth to legislate on treaty obligations
National Human Rights Consultation result (2008-09)
National Human Rights Consultation result (2008-09)
87.4% of submissions favoured a Charter of Rights