HUMAN RIGHTS
• | • Why is the concept of sovereignty central to the debate about human rights? |
• | • How do advocates of human rights respond to objections to the idea of human rights? |
• | • What is the International Bill of Rights and what kinds of rights does it proclaim? |
• | • What steps may states take to demonstrate their human rights credentials? |
• | • Why did the Howard government abandon Australia's traditional approach to human rights? |
• | • Why did the Howard government's refugee policy provoke sharp criticism? |
• | • What was the Tampa affair? What human rights issues did it raise? |
• | • Why do the human rights records of some East Asian countries pose a problem for Australia? |
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