Across
- 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
- 6. Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Convention and Treaty. Eg. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1996) - ICCPR
- 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
- 9. A formal agreement entered into by two nation-states
- 13. the idea that a state has the right to its own territory and another state should not do anything to infringe that right
- 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
- 15. all people and states equal before the law
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- 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
- 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
- 4. When a nation-state enters into a treaty that has already been formed after it has been negotiated and signed by other states
- 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
- 7. A formal agreement entered into by more than two nation-states
- 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
- 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.
- 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