书目名称 | Indigenous Peoples and Constitutional Reform in Australia | 副标题 | Beyond Mere Recognit | 编辑 | Bede Harris | 视频video | | 概述 | Addresses a topical issue – debate on Indigenous constitutional recognition.Presents a radical approach to the constitutional position of Indigenous people.Uniquely covers the constitutional history o | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | This book examines whether Australia’s constitution should be reformed so as to enable the country to fulfil its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which it ratified in 2009. The book surveys the history of the constitutional status of Australia’s Indigenous peoples from the time of colonisation through to the current debate on ‘Indigenous constitutional recognition’. However, it argues that the term ‘Indigenous constitutional recognition‘, implying that mere acknowledgement of the existence of Indigenous peoples is sufficient to meet their legitimate expectations, misrepresents the nature of the project the country needs to engage in. .The book argues that Australia should instead embark upon a reform programme directed towards substantive, and not merely symbolic, constitutional change. It argues that only by the inclusion in the constitution of enforceable constitutional rights canthe power imbalance between Indigenous Australians and the rest of society be addressed. Taking a comparative approach and drawing upon the experience of other jurisdictions, the book proposes a comprehensive constitutional reform programme, and in | 出版日期 | Book 2024 | 关键词 | Aboriginal; Australia; Bill of Rights; discrimination; consociationalism; constitution; constitutional law | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7121-3 | isbn_softcover | 978-981-99-7123-7 | isbn_ebook | 978-981-99-7121-3 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapor |
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