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50 human rights cases that changed Australia / Lucy Geddes and Hamish McLachlan ; forward The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG.

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ISBN 9781760024277
1760024279
Author Geddes, Lucy (author)
Title 50 human rights cases that changed Australia / Lucy Geddes and Hamish McLachlan ; forward The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG.
Other title Fifty human rights cases that changed Australia
Publisher and/or associated date/s Alexandria, NSW : The Federation Press, 2023.
Description xxiv, 349 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. First Nations rights -- 2. Women's rights -- 3. LGBTIQA+ rights -- 4. Disability rights -- 5. Children's rights -- 6. Rights of asylum seekers and refugees -- 7. Prisoners' rights -- 8. Right against racial discrimination -- 9. Right to liberty -- 10. Criminal justice rights -- 11. Right to freedom of expression/ political communication -- 12. Democratic rights -- 13. Right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment -- 14. Rule of law.
Summary "The first book of its kind, 50 Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia summarises Australia's 50 most significant and influential human rights cases. The cases include landmark human rights cases from all Australian states and territories. They range from the seminal freedom of expression and First Nations land rights cases of the 1990s, to lesser-known earlier cases on civil liberties and criminal procedure and more recent advances in LGBTIQA+ rights, environmental rights, and the rights of people with disabilities. Each case summary explains, in plain language, the facts, the issues and the outcome of the case. Each summary also contains key quotes from the judgment, commentary situating the case in its social and political context, and critical analysis of the case's impact. The first half of the book contains summaries of cases that have advanced the rights of particular groups in the Australian community: First Nations rights; women's rights; LGBTIQA+ rights; disability rights; children's rights; asylum seeker and refugee rights; prisoners' rights. The second half of the book contains summaries of cases dealing with particular human rights: the right against racial discrimination; the right to liberty; criminal justice rights; the right to freedom of expression; democratic rights; the right to a healthy environment; and the rule of law. The cases demonstrate the potential of the law to achieve justice, as well as its limitations. They also reveal Australia's human rights protections to be piecemeal and inadequate illustrating the urgent need for a constitutional bill of rights. Written by two practising human rights lawyers, this anthology is an essential resource for law students, lawyers and activists. It also provides an engaging overview to anyone who might be curious about how the law, and in particular litigation, has advanced human rights in Australia." -- Back cover.
Subjects Human rights -- Australia
Human rights -- Australia
Law
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons (writer of introduction, etc.) Kirby, M. D. (Michael Donald), 1939-
McLachlan, Hamish (author)
Call number 2023.051
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