Across
- 5. rights that are included (written) in a document
- 7. a people that share a common heritage, language or culture and sometimes a common race
- 8. a government and the people it governs; a country
- 14. the primary judicial organ of the UN; has jurisdiction to hear disputes submitted by member states and issue advisory opinions
- 15. a legal system that deems treaties enforceable in domestic law as soon as they have been signed
- 18. rights that can be implied through the text, structure or purpose of a document
- 20. the UN administrative body headed by the UN Secretary- General; contains the departments and offices of the UN
- 22. the UN organ that acts as a forum for international economic and social cooperation and development
- 23. how powers are divided between the federal and state governments
Down
- 1. the UN forum of member states responsible for overseeing and making recommendations on human rights in all member states
- 2. preventing one person or group from gaining total power by dividing power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary
- 3. a body of international law developed from the Geneva and Hague conventions that deals with the conduct of states and individuals during armed conflict; also known as the law of armed conflict
- 4. inactive since 1994 but originally responsible for overseeing the transition of UN trust territories to self-government after decolonisation
- 6. the process of a state formally approving a treaty, making it legally binding
- 9. a decision passed by the UN General Assembly or UN Security Council; when passed by the UN Security Council, it can be legally binding on all member states
- 10. powers listed in sections 51 and 52 of the Australian Constitution: the areas that the Commonwealth can legislate on
- 11. a legal system that does not deem treaties enforceable domestically until and unless they are incorporated into domestic law, usually by passing similar legislation
- 12. the UN organ representing all UN member states; acts as a forum for global discussion and runs numerous committees and programs
- 13. the UN organ responsible for the preservation of international peace and security; it has the power to authorise military action and other measures
- 16. laws made by people or bodies to whom parliament has delegated law-making authority
- 17. the UN human rights office responsible for monitoring and reporting on human rights worldwide
- 19. the process by which a country incorporates a treaty into domestic law
- 21. a government power that is not listed in section 51 of the Australian Constitution as a legislative power of the Commonwealth Parliament, and thus belongs to the states