The Meaning and Development of Human Rights (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Definition of human rights
Definition of human rights
Basic freedoms promoting dignity, guaranteed by moral duty or law
Common themes in human rights definitions
Common themes in human rights definitions
Respect, dignity, equality, and justice
Year women gained federal voting rights in Australia
Year women gained federal voting rights in Australia
1902
Year First Nations peoples recognised in population count
Year First Nations peoples recognised in population count
1967
Definition of intergenerational trauma
Definition of intergenerational trauma
Psychological response to historical events passed to future gens
Year White Australia Policy was abolished
Year White Australia Policy was abolished
1973
Date Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
Date Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
10 December 1948
International treaty definition
International treaty definition
Legally binding agreement between countries
Ratification definition
Ratification definition
Parliament passing legislation to adopt treaty rights
Three methods protecting human rights in Australia
Three methods protecting human rights in Australia
Statute law, common law, and the Australian Constitution