Report Of The Advisory Committee On Individual & Democratic Rights Under The Constitution
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At a pivotal moment in Australia's constitutional history, Individual and Democratic Rights stands as a landmark document that sought to redefine the relationship between Australian citizens and their government. Produced by the Advisory Committee to the Constitutional Commission in 1987, this authoritative report presents a sweeping examination of the rights and freedoms that underpin Australian democracy, arguing for their formal recognition and protection within the nation's constitutional framework. The report details core civil liberties — from freedom of expression and association to the right to vote — and instructs readers on the gaps and vulnerabilities that existed within Australia's existing legal protections at the time. Beyond its immediate policy recommendations, this report holds enduring significance as a chronicle of Australia's broader democratic reform agenda of the late 1980s, a period of intense national debate about constitutional modernisation. The Advisory Committee's work illustrates the tension between parliamentary sovereignty and entrenched individual rights, a debate that remains as relevant today as it was in 1987. Written with the rigour and authority of legal scholarship yet accessible to the engaged citizen, this report raises a question that Australia has never fully resolved: should the rights of the individual be trusted to Parliament, or guaranteed by the Constitution itself?
Author: Constitutional Commission
Format: Paperback
Published: 1987, Constitutional Commission (Australia)
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a pivotal moment in Australia's constitutional history, Individual and Democratic Rights stands as a landmark document that sought to redefine the relationship between Australian citizens and their government. Produced by the Advisory Committee to the Constitutional Commission in 1987, this authoritative report presents a sweeping examination of the rights and freedoms that underpin Australian democracy, arguing for their formal recognition and protection within the nation's constitutional framework. The report details core civil liberties — from freedom of expression and association to the right to vote — and instructs readers on the gaps and vulnerabilities that existed within Australia's existing legal protections at the time. Beyond its immediate policy recommendations, this report holds enduring significance as a chronicle of Australia's broader democratic reform agenda of the late 1980s, a period of intense national debate about constitutional modernisation. The Advisory Committee's work illustrates the tension between parliamentary sovereignty and entrenched individual rights, a debate that remains as relevant today as it was in 1987. Written with the rigour and authority of legal scholarship yet accessible to the engaged citizen, this report raises a question that Australia has never fully resolved: should the rights of the individual be trusted to Parliament, or guaranteed by the Constitution itself?