Legal Studies HSC Human Rights

When does the law promote human rights?

• When the High Court applies an international treaty

• When slavery is available to all

• When the Governor signs a covenant

• When the sittings of parliament are shown on television

By what means does the Australian legal system attempt to resolve a dispute about collective human rights?

• By lobby groups organising a peace march

• By a referendum to change the Australian Constitution so that Australia becomes a republic

• By a law reform commission inviting public submissions on the dispute

• By the courts applying domestic and international law

By what means are human rights best protected in Australia?

• By a combination of universal suffrage and universal education

• By a combination of state sovereignty and international law

• By a combination of common law and universal suffrage

• By a combination of common law and the Australian Constitution

Which of the following best describes the right to universal suffrage?

• A collective cultural right

• A collective economic right

• An individual political right

• An individual moral right

Which of the following is both a legally protected right in Australia and a human right?

• Education for all

• Unlimited paid maternity leave

• Property ownership

• Suing for damages

Australia has ratified the Convention on the Status of Refugees. Kaia is seeking asylum in Australia to escape from her country of origin.

• Yes, because Australia is a sovereign nation

• Yes, because Australia does not have a bilateral treaty with Kaia’s country

• No, because a refusal would breach international law

• No, because the Bill of Rights in Kaia’s country would protect her interests

Without a Bill of Rights, by what means are human rights embodied and protected under Australian law?

• Referendum

• Statute law

• Trade unionism

• Universal education

When are disputes over the human rights of an individual within Australia best protected by international treaties?

• When the High Court hears the dispute after the Commonwealth Government has ratified the treaty

• When the High Court hears the dispute after Australia has voted for the treaty in the United Nations

• When the International Court of Justice hears the dispute between the Australian Government and the individual

• When the High Court hears the dispute after the Commonwealth Parliament has incorporated the treaty into our domestic law

Hank, an American citizen, has been held without charge by the NSW police for three weeks for possession of a firearm. His family considers this a breach of his human rights

and seeks his release. Which of the following will be the most effective means of securing his release?

• The common law

• The Australian Constitution

• The American Bill of Rights

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Under international law, collective human rights have evolved with the aim of providing protection to which of the following?

• A defined group of people within a state

• A group of people seeking refugee status

• Some individuals with grievances against a state

• An indigenous group seeking to establish a new and separate nation