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Outwitted and outplayed: Indigenous internationalism and the United Nations
No full textMegan Davis writes about the new United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in the Indigenous Law Bulletin, and asks whether it is relevant to Indigenous Australians
The United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
No full textMegan Davis writes in the Indigenous Law Bulletin on the General Assembly\u27s adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples and its significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia and explains the rights elaborated in the text
Indigenous women's representation in a new national Indigenous representative body
No full textThere is renewed momentum towards the establishment of a new national representative body for Indigenous Australia that gives due representation to diverse voices in order to be more sustainable than earlier models. Megan Davis writes that there is a strong argument to be made for Indigenous women\u27s representation in any new national representative body
A woman's place ...
No full textMegan Davis brings feminist arguments to Indigenous politics in this essay, timely with the recent recommendations for equal representation for women on the next national Indigenous policy board. "The opportunity to design a new representative structure is a rare opportunity to reshape Indigenous politics. This presents a chance to reflect upon the successes and flaws of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), and allows us to reassess the way we do business and make decisions, especially in relation to women."  
'Rights reluctance': utilitarianism and the future of human rights in Australia
No full textIn late 2001, the Standing Committee on Law and Justice handed down its findings from an inquiry into whether NSW should enact a statutory Bill of Rights. Despite major concessions on the inadequacies of the protection of rights in NSW, the Committee held that it was not in the public interest for NSW to enact a statutory Bill of Rights. Megan Davis argues that this comes as no surprise in light of the utilitarian approach to human rights dominant in Australian public life
Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights
No full textThe recognition of rights remains a fundamental objective for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. In this paper Megan Davis draws on the objectives of one of the four National Strategies in the Roadmap for Reconciliation, \u27Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights\u27. She provides an overview of the framework of human rights, relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders rights, that exist internationally and domestically: universal human rights, Indigenous-specific rights and domestic legal protections
International Trade Law and Indigenous Peoples: A New Direction in Human Rights Advocacy?
No full textIndigenous peoples are increasingly frustrated by the lack of effective remedy in international human rights law and the convenience of the rhetoric of state sovereignty in relation to human rights as opposed to trade. Nascent Indigenous engagement with international trade fora such as the WTO may signal a new shift in international human rights advocacy for Indigenous peoples, writes Megan Davis
International human rights law and the recognition of Aboriginal customary law
No full textIn this paper for the for Western Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into Aboriginal customary law, Megan Davis and Hannah McGlade examine the Australian government\u27s reluctance to recognise Aboriginal law and the potential benefit of Aboriginal law to marginalised Aboriginal communities. They look at international human rights law, and the intersection of Aboriginal law with the Australian legal system and Australia\u27s international obligations to protect the human rights of individuals balanced with the obligation to protect Aboriginal culture
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: The Voice with Megan Davis and George Williams
No full textSome critics of the Voice argue it would “introduce race” into the constitution, but is racial discrimination in fact a significant factor in the document and its history? Has the government dropped the ball by not running a civic education campaign in the lead-up to the referendum? And why is Australia’s colonial history not better understood by the broader population? On this special episode of Democracy Sausage, recorded live on campus at The Australian National University (ANU), Professor Megan Davis and Professor George Williams AO join Professor Mark Kenny to talk about the upcoming referendum and their new book, Everything you need to know about the Voice
Megan Davis and George Williams. Everything You Need to Know about the Uluru Statement from the Heart: NewSouth Publishing: Sydney, 2021. 220 pages. AU12.99 ISBN: 9781742245300
Get PDFAilie McDowall reviews Megan Davis and George Williams. Everything You Need to Know about the Uluru Statement from the Heart (2021
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