Australia Bill Of Rights Analysis

Since the development of the Australian Constitution, the question has been raised over the inclusion of a Bill of Rights within society. A Bill of Rights has never been a part of Australia although some say it would help to protect basic human rights from political interference and in some regard enhance the democratic nature of Australia. The bill has never been wanted or needed within Australia. It does not improve or guarantee anything but instead transfers power to unelected judges who already have a heavy influence within the legal system. A Bill of rights is difficult to achieve and expensive to implement, and as the essential rights are already provided there is need for one to be enacted within Australia.
A Bill of Rights is “A declaration
This in itself is fine, however, a key part of human rights is the statement ‘all human rights have equal status, and cannot be positioned in a hierarchical order’ State Library New South Wales 2014, this means that all rights need to be valued, which can’t be achieved within a single document of rights. The rights that are implemented, due to having equal status can clash, resulting in more issues within legal system. Having a Bill of Rights enacted now would mean that rights that seem essential now, can become outdated and thus cause more problems in Australia’s future. A clear example of this is the 2nd Amendment in the United States Constitution. This right was once fundamentally important to protect themselves when the law couldn’t be trusted. However today, semi-automatic weapons and other dangerous guns are used in overpopulated urban cities producing one of the most dangerous environment with school shooting and other controversial issues being raised (Ron Dyer, Evatt Foundation,
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