Human Rights, the AC and International Law

The first international agreement on basic human rights is contained in

• the United States Constitution
• the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• the Magna Carta
• the French Declaration of the Rights of Man

A multilateral agreement is

• called a convention
• between three or more nation states
• commonly between the members of the United Nations
• all of the above

Which of the following rights are expressly protected by the Australian Constitution?

• free speech
• freedom of assembly
• freedom from arbitrary arrest
• none of the above

Since federation in 1901,  Australia has had the power to create their own foreign policy .

• True
• False

International humanitarian law is largely contained in

• the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• the Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols
• the Declarations of the League of Nations
• the New York Convention

Under the UN Declaration of Human Rights the authority of government

• is determined by the Prime Minister
• shall be written into the Constitution
• is based on the will of the people expressed in periodic and genuine elections
• is based on universal law

The term 'universal and equal suffrage' means

• everyone shall be entitled to vote and no one shall have more than one vote
• everyone is born free, but everyone is in chains
• everyone is entitled to equal access to the courts
• no person should suffer a wrong without a remedy being provided

Which of the following is not a rights included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• the right to join a trade union
• the right to choose to die
• the right to work
• the right to an education

The rule of law means that

• laws which are unjust will not be enforced
• no one is above the law
• those who break the law will receive the same punishment
• everyone must fear the law

Under section 61, the Federal Government has assumed general executive power to sign and ratify international treaties.

• True
• False