Criminal law Assignment | Human Law

Criminal law
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Institution
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Criminal law
Introduction.
Human rights are the fundamental rights and freedoms that are automatically vested to every human being
in the universe from their time of birth to their time of death. Human rights apply to persons irrespective
of their religion, race, gender, social status or geographical location (Donnelly, 2016). They are built
on the belief of respect and dignity for every person, and they include; right to life, right to education, etc.
Human rights and freedoms cannot be waived under any circumstance, but they can be temporarily
suspended if a person violates the law. Human rights were derived from different sources and manuscripts
such as the Magna Carta of 1215 and the Bill of Rights of 1689. Human rights are classified into different
categories as follows; civil, political, economic right, social and cultural rights.
Every legitimate government system is obliged to safeguard, promote, respect and fulfil the rights of its
subjects. Australia lacks a Bill of rights, but instead, the rights of its citizens are enshrined in its
constitution or acts of parliament. On December 10th, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations
endorsed the Declaration of Human Rights, and Australia ratified it as well (Cohen, 2017). It is a
document that outlines that human rights are to be relished by everyone in the world, regardless of their
origin and residence.
Australia has taken a great stride in integrating human rights into its national development strategies.
This has been achieved in many fronts as detailed below;
i. In workplaces.
Australians are shielded from harassment or poor working conditions by the constitution under the
economic rights. To implement human rights in the labour industry, it has to be expressed in actions and
policies (Kusumaputra & Retnowati, 2019). Firstly, human rights are to be respected, protected
and implemented. Secondly, equality is to be highly advocated in workplaces, whereby every worker is
treated equally as others. Thirdly, workplaces and employees should provide facilities to ensure ease of
accessibility by people with disabilities, physically disabled persons should also be protected against
harassment. Companies should create room for everyone from diverse backgrounds.
ii. In politics
In Australia, every citizen enjoys political rights which are enshrined in its constitution. The constitution
also protects its citizens from political harassment. Political rights are those rights that entitle a citizen to
be included in the political decision and government formation of a state. Australian citizens may express
these rights in the form of voting, right to contest in an election and run a public office, right to condemn
and oppose a sitting government (Jones, 2018). Political rights also protect citizens of Australia