Greening the Australian Capital Territory Bill of Rights

136 Pages Posted: 20 Jun 2008

Date Written: September 9, 2002

Abstract

This submission outlines an argument for the inclusion of "environmental rights" in Australia's first Bill of Rights, enacted by the Parliament of the Australian Capital Territory on 10 March 2004 as the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT). The Act came in to force on 1 July 2004, without any environmental provisions.

Keywords: Human Rights, Environment

JEL Classification: K32

Suggested Citation

Anton, Donald K., Greening the Australian Capital Territory Bill of Rights (September 9, 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1148567 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1148567

Donald K. Anton (Contact Author)

ANU College of Law ( email )

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200
Australia

HOME PAGE: http://https://law.anu.edu.au/staff/don-anton

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