Treaty-Making and Australia

Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-1-86287-195-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Gewicht: 396 g

This book deals with issues such as: the nature and consequences of the globalisation process the resulting threat to Australia's sovereignty the impact of treaty-making on industry, the environment and the respect for human rights the role of Parliament and the States in the process and the response of other countries to these challenges.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alston, Philip

Chiam, Madelaine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents The Law of Politics of International Standards within Australia Limits to the use of the 'treaty power' George Winterton The implications of executive ratification of treaties for democratic governance David Kinley The federal dimension Kenneth Wiltshire The role of international standards in Australian courts Michael Kirby The implications of non-treaty law-making: Customary law and its implications Ivan Shearer Some Economic Dimensions of Globalisation Global trade, influence and power Louise Sylvan Sovereignty and globalisation of business regulation John Braithwaite Australian Responses to International Standards Australia's split personality: Implementation of human rights treaty obligations in Australia Hilary Charlesworth Sovereignty, alliances and intl responsibility: Australia's accession to the 1977 Geneva Protocols Matthew Neuhaus Retreating from the Refugee Convention Penelop Mathew The domestic consequences of intl environmental imperatives Martin Tsamenyi Political Perspectives The role of intl law-making in the globalisation process Michael Lavarch Australia's treaty-making processess: The Coalition's reform proposals Daryl Williams The implications of requiring parliamentary approval of treaties Vicki Bourne Sectoral Perspectives A Labour movement perspective on intl standards Martin Ferguson The impact of intl standards on business IO Spicer A social welfare pespective Julian Disney A mining industry perspective David Buckingham An environmental perspective Judy Henderson The role of Parliament in treaty-making: Feasibility of reforms Ian Booth Comparative Perspectives Canada Rosemary Rayfuse The United Kingdom Christine Chinkin New Zealand Sir Kenneth Keith Index