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These exam notes were used to achieve a High Distinction in International Law at Monash University. At the time of taking the exam the policy question was pre-advised by the lecturer and therefore the prepared answer is not included here.
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Here, there may have been a breach of international human rights law by [Y]’s act of [per facts]. Human rights are ‘natural law’ rights and obligations that derive from being human and do not vary with geographic area, and which fetter sovereignty.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) recognises the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all human beings in its preamble; this concept of inherent dignity was also recognised by states in the preamble to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993).
The international community has accepted (largely since World War II) that it has a duty to ensure sovereign states do not violate the rights of their own people.
By becoming UN Members, states have accepted that an objective is ‘promoting and encouraging respect for human rights’ (UN Charter Art 1.3); these rights were later elaborated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Although the UDHR is not binding over time a degree of binding force as customary law has developed; additionally, many of the rights have become international law under other treaties.
Rights under the UDHR (Articles)
All born equal
Non-discrimination
Life, liberty and security of person
Slavery
torture, cruel, inhuman & degrading treatment/punishment
recognition before law
equality before law
effective remedy at national level for human rights violations
arbitrary arrest, detention, exile
fair & public trial
presumption of innocence & prohibition on retrospective criminal law
privacy
free movement
seek asylum
right to a nationality
right to marry & found a family [including right not to be forced to marry]
property
thought, conscience & religion
opinion & expression
assembly & association
participate in / vote for government
social security
work, including conditions, pay & right to join a union
rest & leisure
adequate standard of...
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These exam notes were used to achieve a High Distinction in International Law at Monash University. At the time of taking the exam the policy question was pre-advised by the lecturer and therefore the prepared answer is not included here.
The notes cover all course content. They include clear and easily usable exam problem structures. The notes are easily navigated as include clear and comprehensive lists of contents and page numbers.
The author of these notes has never scored less than a ...
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