Description |
vi, 34 pages ; 30 cm |
Series |
Background paper ; no. 3 |
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Background paper (Law Reform Commission of Western Australia) ; no. 3
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Contents |
1. Introduction: the human rights context -- 2. International developments and best practice -- 3. Benchmarking developments in Australia -- 4. Findings of the 2003 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Report -- 5. The value of the application of a benchmarking approach to the reduction of indigenous disadvantage in the law and justice area in Western Australia -- 6. Coordination, integration and implementation -- 7. Conclusion |
Summary |
The Australian legal and political system increasingly operates in an international context. Consequently, policy development and program implementation at the national level must take account of international standards and practices. This is especially the case in the area of human rights, and for settler societies such as Australia the human rights of Indigenous people are a particular focus. The recognition that Indigenous peoples often suffer significant disadvantage, poverty and distress has been significant in focusing attention on the human rights situation of such peoples. This situation is characteristically evident in the area of law and justice. However, international human rights standards provide guidance in respect of the rights of Indigenous peoples with reference to law and justice matters. This guidance addresses the disadvantage experienced in the interaction of Indigenous peoples with the law and justice systems of nation states, including the obstacles they face in maintaining and applying their own laws and customs, at least in relation to their own internal affairs |
Analysis |
Electronic resource |
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Indigenous people; Disadvantaged groups; Legal rights; Aboriginal customary law; Civil rights; International agreements; Justice; Law; Standards; Aborigines |
Notes |
"June 2004" |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web |
In |
Project (Law Reform Commission of Western Australia) no:25020398012 |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Benchmarking (Management) -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Customary law -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Customary law -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Author |
Marks, Greg.
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Law Reform Commission of Western Australia.
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ISBN |
1740350375 |
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