Australia would not be a better place if we had a Bill of Rights. Challenging state power can be done both informally, fluctuating methods of challenging government decisions by persons affected by the decisions and processes, and formally, methods that are more permanent than the informal methods of challenging government decisions. ... There are a variety of advantages and disadvantages both statutory and constitutional for Australia to enact an Australian Bill of Rights but the disadvantages clearly outweigh the advantages hence Australia would be a better place without a bill of rights. ...

• Word Count: 2831
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. ... Yet for decades the Government of Canada referred to the Syliboy decision as defining the status of treaties in Canadian law. ... The federal government had an "empty box" theory. ...

• Word Count: 4016
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• Grade Level: High School