Past Issues

HRLRC Bulletin Vol 17 – September 2007

The September 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes:

  • ‘Eureka! The Government Wins Again’ – an opinion piece by Julian Burnside QC
  • News regarding the Australian Government’s reports to the UN under the ICCPR and the ICESCR
  • A case note on a recent Victorian Supreme Court decision which considered the right to legal counsel under the Victorian Charter of Human Rights
  • An analysis of some recent Statements of Compatibility tabled in Victorian Parliament pursuant to the Charter of Human Rights
  • Case notes on recent significant human rights decisions from the European Court of Human Rights, the UK Court of Appeal and the UK High Court
  • Information about the Centre’s policy work relating to the proposed WA Human Rights Act and the Federal Government’s interventions in Indigenous affairs in the Northern Territory
  • Updates on the Centre’s casework and litigation, including in relation to the provision of medical services under the Victorian Charter and the conduct of ASIO
  • Information about forthcoming human rights seminars and events
  • Information about useful human rights resources, including the most recent additions to the Centre’s website and a review of UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: CCPR Commentary by Prof Manfred Nowak
  • ‘If I Were Attorney-General’ by Robin Banks, CEO of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and Director of PILCH NSW