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Towards a Democratic Bill of Rights.
- Source :
- Australian Journal of Political Science; Mar2011, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p71-86, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This paper examines two different bill of rights models for Australia: the Dialogue model and a Democratic model. The Dialogue model aims to protect rights through a bill of rights, strong political review mechanisms, intergovernmental dialogue, and rights-based judicial review. The paper argues that, despite its popularity, there are serious problems with the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Dialogue model and it outlines an alternative model, a 'democratic bill of rights', which attempts to avoid these problems by strengthening democratic institutions and political review mechanisms without adopting rights-based judicial review. The paper concludes that a democratic bill of rights is likely to be an effective and more democratically legitimate way of protecting and promoting human rights in Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10361146
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Political Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 58144667
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2010.544288