Unit 4 Human Rights

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Across
  1. 2. State that is in political support of the treaty and willing to continue its engagement with the treaty process. This intent is codified as a “signature” submitted to the qualifying international body with oversight of the treaty
  2. 6. Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Convention and Treaty. Eg. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1996) - ICCPR
  3. 8. The concept that a government exercises full control over affairs within a geographical or territorial limit; this means it can pass laws and enforce them within this area and exists as an essentially independent legal and political body in this space
  4. 9. A formal agreement entered into by two nation-states
  5. 13. the idea that a state has the right to its own territory and another state should not do anything to infringe that right
  6. 14. Countries recognised as having legal standing under international law as they have a defined territory, one government and a permanent population coupled with the ability to enter into relationships recognised by law with other states
  7. 15. all people and states equal before the law
Down
  1. 1. A federal Royal Commission is a government inquiry into matters/issues of great importance, established by the Governor-General pursuant to the Royal Commissions Act 1902 (Cth). Can include human rights issues/matters
  2. 3. A formalised agreement between two or more nations about a particular area of mutual interest (such as trade, prisoner exchanges or human rights); often used synonymously with convention, covenant, charter, protocol and/or statute
  3. 4. When a nation-state enters into a treaty that has already been formed after it has been negotiated and signed by other states
  4. 5. refers to governments that are sovereign - “that is, the right to exercise freely the full range of power a state possesses under international law.” (independence). In other words, countries that are legally able to make their own decisions about their domestic and foreign policies
  5. 7. A formal agreement entered into by more than two nation-states
  6. 10. The process of full adoption of the obligations imposed by a treaty or covenant into Australian law by the passing of legislation through the federal parliament that mirrors and enacts the treaty obligations
  7. 11. Similar to a treaty but more often on specific matters or issues; often used synonymously with treaty, covenant, charter, protocol and/or statute. Eg. Convention of the Rights of the Child (1990) – CRC.
  8. 12. When a nation state does not wish to be bound by every provision in a treaty so ratifies only the parts of the treaty by which it does agree to be bound