Bar Association supports a charter of rights

12/06/2009

The Bar Council last night signed off on its submission to the National Human Rights Consultation. According to that submission, the Bar Association considers that the most appropriate option for protecting human rights in Australia at the present time is through the adoption of a national statutory charter or bill of rights that incorporates the human rights recognised in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).� Further, the New South Wales Bar Association considers that an Australian charter of rights should make specific provision for the rights of indigenous peoples. View the submission >

**12 June 2009 **