International Protection of Rights (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Treaties
Treaties
Formal legal agreements between two or more nations
How Australia implements treaties
How Australia implements treaties
Through domestic legislation passed by Parliament
Declarations: legal status
Declarations: legal status
Not legally binding, only morally binding
UDHR
UDHR
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 11 UDHR: presumption of innocence
Article 11 UDHR: presumption of innocence
Accused presumed innocent until proven guilty
Parties to international law
Parties to international law
Nation-states, not individuals
Self-determination
Self-determination
Right of peoples to determine their own political status
Circle sentencing
Circle sentencing
Indigenous community involvement in sentencing decisions
Circle sentencing location
Circle sentencing location
In the community, not formal courtroom
Syria UN mission duration (2012)
Syria UN mission duration (2012)
90 days before suspension