An Australian university plans to introduce a single “student conduct and safety” policy that will apply to all students and staff on campus. The draft policy includes: mandatory reporting of all suspected child abuse to police; a requirement that all complaints of sexual harassment be handled through an internal process first (with limits on support persons and interpreters); a rule allowing staff to use “reasonable force” to restrain a person in a mental health crisis until security arrives; and a ban on “visible religious or cultural symbols” in laboratories and clinical placements.
Using the main features of principal human rights treaties, explain which three treaties from the following list are most directly engaged by the policy and how a key obligation or protected right in each treaty relates to one of the policy measures: the Refugee Convention 1951/Protocol 1967, ICERD 1965, CEDAW 1979, CRPD 2006, Convention against Torture 1984, CRC 1989.
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Create Free Account Log inThis is a free QCE Units 3 & 4 Legal Studies practice question worth 6 marks, testing your understanding of Principal human rights treaties. It falls under Topic 1: Human rights in Unit 4: Human rights in legal contexts. Submit your answer above to receive instant AI-powered marking and personalised feedback.
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.
the main features of principal treaties, including: • Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 and Protocol 1967 • International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965 (ICERD) • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979 (CEDAW) • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006 (CRPD) • Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 • Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
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