Australia is considering whether to join an international agreement called the Convention on Digital Privacy and Biometric Surveillance. The agreement has been negotiated by several countries after concerns about the use of facial recognition at airports and large public events. The proposed agreement would create shared minimum standards for protecting the human right to privacy, and it would establish a committee to monitor compliance and publish reports.
Two draft options are being discussed:
A news article claims: “If Australia signs the convention, it automatically becomes part of Australian law and overrides any inconsistent Queensland law because human rights are universal.”
d. Using the terms sovereignty and ratification, explain why the news article’s claim about the convention “automatically becoming part of Australian law and overriding Queensland law” is misleading.
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In Unit 4, students consider legal concepts, principles and contemporary issues studied in previous units to consider fundamental concepts of human rights and analyse Australia's participation within the global community. They recognise how human rights create challenges in national and international contexts, including for minority groups, and examine Australia's legal response to international law and human rights.
In Topic 1, students explore the global context for human rights and how international laws and institutions affect Australia.
key terms using legal terminology, including human rights, covenants, treaties, states, sovereignty, convention, multilateral, bilateral, ratification, charter and bill of rights
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