Speeches to note: effective international citizenship and commitments to international law

27/06/2008

Attorney-General Robert McClelland delivered a speech yesterday at the Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law. He spoke of the importance of "effective international citizenship" and Australia's�responsibility to help shape "a stronger, rules-based order for the modern world".

In pursuit of this goal, the government would place a priority on�its commitment to human rights and to rebuilding a strong relationship with the UN. It will sign�the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture,�the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol to the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

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27 June 2008