Human Rights LCMID

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what article of the udhr is abolition of slavery

Article 4

abolition of slavery is iccpr or icescr

Iccpr

what articles are trade unionism and labour rights in udhr

23 and 24

Trade unionism and labour rights are iccpr or icescr

Iccpr

Universal suffrage is what article of udhr

21

Is universal suffrage iccpr or icescr

Iccpr

Universal education is what article of udhr

26

Is universal education icescr or iccpr

Icescr

Self determination is what article of the udhr

15

Is self determination icescr or iccpr

Icescr

Name the three environmental rights legislations dw about the years

Stockholm declaration

Rio declaration

Kyoto protocol

Peace rights are contained in two legislations

Charter of the United Nations + declaration on the right of peoples to peace

What year was the udhr

1948

Identity 3 rights on the udhr

Can include:

• life

• Liberty

• Religion

• Education

• Freedom from slavery

What year was the iccpr

1966

What does the iccpr do and identify 3 rights contained in it

Creates an obligation on states to respect the civil and political rights of individuals

• equality between men and women

• Right to life

• Right to a fair trial

What year was the icescr

1966

What does the ICESCR do and identify three rights contained in it?

Create an obligation on states to work towards granting economic social and cultural rights to individuals.

• labour rights

• Right to education

• Right to adequate standard of living

What is state sovereignty?

States sovereignty means that a nation state has the authority to make laws for its population and the power to enforce these laws without interference from other nations. It refers to the power that an independent country has to govern itself and decide by which international laws it will agree to be bound by.

Provide an example of international law being incorporated into Australian domestic law

Australia is a party to the convention on the elimination of discrimination against women CEDAW and in 1984 enacted the sex discrimination act Commonwealth

What is the name of the legislation that regulates the United Nations?

Charter of the United Nations 1945

What are the five principle organs under the United Nations?

• general assembly

• Security council

• Secretariat

• Economic and social council

• International court of justice

What is an intergovernmental organisation IG0?

Is an international institution made up of member states. IGOs are created by agreement between states and each has an international tree that acts as a charter outlining the organisations, purpose and operation.

What is an independent statutory authority?

Is a body which has been established by statute or a treaty for example the committee on economic social and cultural rights or the UN high commissioner for human rights

What are NGO’s?

Non-government organisations are organisations that are independent of and without representation of any government they are engaged in human rights and play an indispensable role in informing the global community governments and the United Nations of human rights violations and progress

Provide examples of non-government organisations

• Red Cross

• Amnesty international

• Human rights watch

Outline the separation of powers

The legislature is the elected lawmakers in parliament. The executive is the government including ministers and agencies the judiciary, other courts that interpret and apply the law.

What are the express rights identified in the constitution?

The rights are the right to vote, protection against acquisition of property on unjust terms, the right to trial by jury, freedom of religion, prohibition of discrimination on the basis of state or residency