Essay On Australia Bill Of Rights

Human rights are rights entitled to everyone by birth. A list of inalienable human rights is included in the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights 1948 (Int). Bill of rights is a declaration of human rights protection and guarantees usually issued by a national government. A bill of right usually comprised of an implementation of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1996 (Int) (ICCPR) into domestic law. ICCPR is a treaty between states to recognize civil and political rights of individuals. Australia is the only western democracy in the world without either a constitutionally entrenched bill of rights or non-entrenched, statutory bills of rights. United State and Canada are examples of countries with constitutionally entrenched bills of rights. Examples of countries with statutory bills of right include United Kingdom and New Zealand. There are heated debates about whether Australia should adopt a bill of rights of some form. This essay will discuss the different models of the bill of rights adopted in other countries to demonstrate how Australia is isolated from global trend. It will assess human right protection …show more content…
It is an ordinary Act of Parliament and can be repealed or amended through conventional legislative process. Courts have obligation that interpretation of legislations should be congruent to the Convention rights. Superior courts are granted power to officially declare an act to be conflicting with the Convention rights. The legislatures can then decide whether to amend the Act. The main difference between entrenched and non-entrenched bill of rights is, the judiciary in countries with non-entrenched bill of rights is not empowered to declare an act as invalid. New Zealand enacted New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (1990). Legislatures are empowered to pass statues conflicting with the Bill of