Chp 13 SAC
the white Australia policy formally abolished in 1973.
An international treaty is a leggal binding agreement between countries or intergovernmnetal organisation in which to set out agreement and include them in their own local laws.
universal decleration of human rights is an inandternational documentsthat outlines basic rights and fundamental freeedoms to which all human being are entilted adopted in 1948.
ratification is confrimation by a nations pariment its apporval of an intenrnational treaty.
united nations a major international orgatianion established after the second world war to maintina international peace , security and cooperation amoung nations.
international declaration a non binfing agreement between countries that sets out the aspirations of the parites to the agreeement.
INtrnational treates and delcrations inlcude convention of all fomrs of discrimniation agianst women ( 1979) , refugges acts, rights of the child.
Victoiran laws include racial sicrimniation act, equal opporunity , charter of human rights and responablites act.
the chartet of human rights is a statute law.
the right to a freedom of relgion is in the austrlian constituitoin.
right to a fair trila is commno law.
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state.
economic rights allow individuals to achivie acess to food , housing , helalthcare , educatiuon, social security and the right to work under fair conditions.
social right incule basic standard of living and come under economic rigths.
Authroieties are allowed to restirct human right in situiations where it is reasonable and justifed in order to uphole a free and democratic society.
freedom of information act 1982 ( Vic) is a right to privacy.
20 basic huma rights are protected in the victorian charter of human rights and responasablites.
the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities protects the right to not be tried or punished more than once , the right ot recognition and equality befroe the law, the right to a fair hearing.
the right to be infomre of reason for arrest at time of arrest , the right to vote , the right for victims of unlawful arrest or detention to hace enforcable right to cmpensation are not protected by the the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities.
to abrogate means to to abolish, annul, or repeal a law, right, agreement, or responsibility by an official or authoritative act.
common law protects human rights by upholding rights in statute , determinig validity of human right , establishung humaright
common laws include , right to silence , fair trial , lega rep and for trans people to marry.
court can also recognise , uphold andstrengthen various human right statues including the HRC.
parliment cannot overidedecicions made by high court.
strengths of using common law in protectein human rights
courts are indpedentof parliment.
court can have more jurisdiction