The July 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes:
- ‘Righting Australia’s National Housing Crisis’ – an opinion piece by Kristen Hilton of the PILCH Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic
- News regarding the Centre’s development of a new project to resource and support NGO engagement with UN human rights bodies
- News about the establishment of a new UN human rights office in the Asia-Pacific
- A summary of The Human Rights Act: Changing Lives, a UK report which looks at the impact and implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 (UK)
- An analysis of some recent Statements of Compatibility tabled pursuant to the Victorian Charter of Human Rights
- A case note on a recent decision of the UK House of Lords which considers the meaning of ‘public authority’ and ‘functions of a public nature’
- A case note on a decision of the UK Court of Appeal which held that a delay in parole hearing may constitute arbitrary detention
- A case note on a decision of the UK Court of Appeal which considers the positive obligations that may be imposed by the right to life
- An update on the Centre’s policy work relating to Australia’s reporting obligations under the Convention Against Torture
- Updates on the Centre’s casework and litigation, including in relation to the ‘prisoner voting case’ in the High Court and the ‘Melbourne 13 conditions of detention case’ before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Information about forthcoming seminars and events, including Centre seminars with Prof Claudio Grossman (UN Committee Against Torture), the Hon Gareth Evans AO QC and Lord Robert Walker (UK House of Lords)
- Information about useful human rights resources, including the Doughty Street Chambers Human Rights Information Service and an update on the HRLRC website
- ‘If I Were Attorney-General’ by Paula O’Brien, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Clearing House (Vic)
