TY - JOUR
T1 - Time to expand the ACT Human Rights Act 2004? Report of the Australian Capital Territory Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Research Project
AU - Zeffert, Henrietta
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The recent focus on economic, social and cultural rights suggests a new maturity
in the debate about rights in Australia. In 2010, the report of the Australian Capital
Territory Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Research Project proposed that
justiciable economic, social and cultural rights be given the same importance in the
ACT's Human Rights Act 2004 as civil and political rights. This article discusses the ACT
report's contribution to the development of a normative framework for protecting
economic, social and cultural rights in Australia. The article concludes that while the
report achieves some important goals, it misses other opportunities to move the
rights debate forward. Overall, the report raises more questions than it answers.
AB - The recent focus on economic, social and cultural rights suggests a new maturity
in the debate about rights in Australia. In 2010, the report of the Australian Capital
Territory Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Research Project proposed that
justiciable economic, social and cultural rights be given the same importance in the
ACT's Human Rights Act 2004 as civil and political rights. This article discusses the ACT
report's contribution to the development of a normative framework for protecting
economic, social and cultural rights in Australia. The article concludes that while the
report achieves some important goals, it misses other opportunities to move the
rights debate forward. Overall, the report raises more questions than it answers.
M3 - Article
VL - 17
SP - 215
EP - 242
JO - Australian Journal of Human Rights
JF - Australian Journal of Human Rights
SN - 1323-238X
IS - 2
ER -