Looking beyond the horizon: Australia's place in a global human rights framework
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2013
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Sarre, R.
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Australian Fabian news, 2013; 53(1):8-11
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It seems that rarely a day passes when one does not hear the word 'rights' in a discussion. It is very common to hear comments such as 'Every foetus has the right to be born alive"; 'The press cannot harass me because I have a right to privacy'; 'It is every child's right to have an education', 'We should be demanding that our Asian neighbours respect the rights of their citizens', 'Workers have a right to strike', and so forth. But what does the term 'rights' actually mean? It is not a concept that is easily defined. Like the broader phrase 'human rights', it is a term that has been likened to the shifting sands of a desert.
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Copyright 2013 Australian Fabian Society