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| Question | Answer |
| Human Rights | Basic rights and freedoms believed to belong to all human beings |
| Slavery | Forced labor in which a person is considered to be the legal property of another |
| How many slaves now? | 27million *** |
| Trade union | An association of wage earners forming to maintain and improve the working conditions of its members |
| Article 4 of the UDHR | Where slavery is written in the ****? In Year? |
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 | The part of the UDHR for trade unionism |
| Universal Suffrage Article ? | The legal right to vote in a democratic election In article 21 of UDHR? |
| Universal Education ARTICLE? | Idea that all human beings have a right to an education (up to primary education) Article 26, UDHR |
| Self- determination | A right belonging to a group or a people, as opposed to individual rights, determine their political status |
| Kyoto Protocol | Example of environmental right treaty in year 1997 |
| Peace Rights | International co-operation and to achieve international peace and justice |
| International Bill of Rights | The informal term collectively describing the UDHR, ICCPR and ICESCR combined |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights | A formal statement of universal rights and the fundamental freedoms to all human beings |
| UDHR is an example of a **** law not ****law YEAR? | Example of a soft law but not a hard law (International Customary law) 1948 |
| International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ADOPTED IN YEAR? | An obligation on states to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, equality between sexes 1966 |
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ADOPTED IN YEAR? | An obligation on states to work towards granting economic, social and cultural rights to individuals. 1966 |
| State sovereignty | The authority of an independent state to govern itself (e.g. to make and apply laws; impose and collect taxes; make war and peace; and form treaties with foreign states) |
| 7 Organs of the UN | General Assembly UN Human Rights Council Security Council International Court of Justice (ICJ) Secretariat Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Est 1993 UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 2006 |
| Monist System | A legal system that deems treaties enforceable in domestic law as soon as they have been signed |
| Dualist system | A legal system that does not deem treaties enforceable domestically until and unless they are incorporated into domestic law, usually by passing similar legislation. |
| The roles of the Australian constitution in protecting human rights | ~separation of powers and divisions of power ~express rights ~implied rights (WHERE ITS PROTECTED IN AUSTRALIA) |
| Sex Discrimination Act **** (cth) | 1984 *** Discrimination Act (cth) |
| Australian Human Rights Commission Act **** (cth) | 1986 Australian ***** ***** *********** Act |
| Age Discrimination Act **** (cth) | 2004 *** Disrimination Act (cth) |
| Anti-Discrimination Act **** (NSW) | ****-************** Act 1977 (NSW) |
| A Charter of Rights | Aims to restrict the power of parliament to reduce of infringements of certain rights |
| Child Soldiers | A person under the age of 18, who participates, directly or indirectly in armed conflict as part f an armed for or group, in armed or support roles |
| Statistics of Child Soldiers (2) | − UN estimates 250,000 worldwide − Over 85 countries |
| Reasons for Child Recruitment | − Cheaper and less likely to run away − Regarded as more expendable than adult counterparts − Easier to condition into fearless killing − Proliferation of light weapons that are easily manipulated by children. |
| Three main forms of Child Soldier | 1. Direct 2. Indirect 3. Advantage for instance propaganda |
| Case for ICC of Child Soldier | Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo |
| STATS OF THOMAN LUBANGA | ~ 3,000 child soldiers ~ Arrested Mar2015 ~ Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Coalition to stop the use of child Soldiers | Adoption of OPAC, through draft and universal adoption (NAME OF COALITION) |
| Domestic Response to child soldier (2) | ~ Red hand day 12th Feb ~ NGOS and IGOS |
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