Rights Dialogue under the Victorian Charter: the Potential and the Pitfalls

Debeljak, Julie

Rights Dialogue under the Victorian Charter: the Potential and the Pitfalls

Ron Levy, Molly O’Brien, Simon Rice, Pauline Ridge and Margaret Thornton (eds), New Directions for Law in Australia: Essays in Contemporary Law Reform (2017, ANU Press) DOI:/10.22459/NDLA.09.2017.38

7 Pages Posted: 3 May 2019

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Julie Debeljak

Monash University - Faculty of Law

Date Written: August 1, 2016

Abstract

This book chapter considers the challenges of creating a human rights dialogue between the executive, parliament and judiciary under the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic). First, it outlines how the dialogue is and is not working; and, secondly, suggests ways in which the law could be reformed to improve the dialogue (and, thus, human rights protections).

Keywords: Victorian Charter, Human Rights Dialogue, Executive and Parliament Responses to Judicial Decisions

JEL Classification: K10

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Debeljak, Julie, Rights Dialogue under the Victorian Charter: the Potential and the Pitfalls (August 1, 2016). Ron Levy, Molly O’Brien, Simon Rice, Pauline Ridge and Margaret Thornton (eds), New Directions for Law in Australia: Essays in Contemporary Law Reform (2017, ANU Press) DOI:/10.22459/NDLA.09.2017.38, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3337240