Bills of Rights in Australia: History, Politics and Law - Softcover

Byrnes, Andrew; Charlesworth, Hilary; McKinnon, Gabrielle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1921410175 ISBN 13: 9781921410178

Publisher: University of New South Wales Press, 2008

Synopsis

We accept the universal right to live in freedom and without oppression, but are our human rights adequately protected by Australian law? Arguments about the need for a bill of rights in Australia have simmered for fifty years. While attempts to introduce a national bill of rights have failed, recently the states and territories have taken on a pioneering role with statutory bills. "Bills of Rights in Australia," written by the leading experts in the field, examines the arguments for and against greater protection of human rights. Original and timely, it examines the emerging evidence of the impact of these uniquely Australian bills of rights.

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About the Author

Hilary Charlesworth is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Professor of International Law in RegNet at the Australian National University, Canberra, where she is also Director of the Centre for International Governance and Justice.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1921410175
• ISBN 13: 9781921410178
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230