Freedom of information legislation

rights-specific legislation? – David Kinley & Christine Ernst Do you agree that Australia is isolated from this global trend towards human rights legislation? Should it be? Word Count: 2949 I INTRODUCTION Despite the international prominence of human rights laws, Australia remains the only Western democracy without either a constitutionally entrenched or legislative bill of rights. Human rights can be defined as inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms that all individuals

is going to discuss the scope of the judiciary power through the content of HRA 98, then through the competing rights concerning privacy and press freedom and finally through the ones concerning fair trial and freedom of expression. Section 3 of HRA 98 states that: 'So far as it is possible to do so, primary legislation and subordinate legislation must be

coverage. This paper is going to explain the positive and negative contribution of PPACA it had on the American healthcare system. To begin PPACA was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 20, 2010 (Rosenbaum, 2014). This healthcare legislation was designed to achieve that every American has universal insurance coverage and to improve fair, and affordable Healthcare insurance coverage (Rosenbaum, 2014). Moreover, PPACA goals were also to reduce wasteful spending and bring diversity into

The civil liberties versus national security A paradox has always exists between the issue of civil liberties and national security. Democracy creates civil liberties that allow the freedom of association, expression, as well as movement, but there are some people use such liberal democracy to plan and execute violence, to destabilize State structures. It illustrates the delicate balance existing between reducing civil liberties to enhance security in a state. States have detained suspects for years

Thesis: The United States Government must cease trying to reduce privacy and censorship on the internet, because it limits the right freedom of speech, builds mistrust towards the government, and it wastes resources better spent on other types of law enforcement. The United States Government needs to stop drafting laws that aim to reduce online privacy and give the government the power to effectively censor the internet. The creators of these proposed laws would try to say that they will allow the

of the effects of their acts and omissions. Policies and procedures are what differentiates each workplace. Every workplace should develop and implement policies and procedures which are relevant to the individual workplace incorporating the legislation from the 2 statements. for example, a newspaper shop would have a different set of policies than a care home because there are different tasks being carried out by the staff. Ethical Issues and Research • Human rights Individuals in the European

case of Ashley Madison, an online dating site for those already married and how personal information was leaked about its users. In their book Mass Communication in Canada by Mike Gasher, David Skinner and Rowland Lorimer, they define privacy as, “the right to protect certain aspects of personal life from media discussions” (Gasher et al 367). This definition only takes into account our personal information being shared on media, not to government officials. Alan Westin is a well-known lawyer

through legislations the enhance the agencies’ ability to track down terrorists and their activities in and out of the country (Los Angeles Times, 2011). The two main legislations that have been involved in the fight against terror are The State Secrets and the Patriot Act. However, this has not been without significant concerns. In brief, the State Secrets Privilege is a common-law privilege that was first used in England, allowing the Kings and Queens the right to withhold information from the

“How much freedom should Americans be willing to sacrifice in the name of National Security?” (CITE). Privacy rights have been a topic of discussion with the American government since “World War II concerning the issue of Communists and German Spies being present in the United States of America (USA),” (CITE). However, ever since the attacks on the USA on September 11th, 2001, the “sacrifice Americans had to make of their basic liberties has increased,” (CITE). It all began with the USA Patriot Act

associated the 9/11 attacks with lack of coordination among agencies (Best, 2015). This prompted the Congress to enact a legislation that established a centralized intelligence leadership, popular as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). However, the legislation only helped to increase tension between different agencies, especially on how to approach funding. The legislation was not clear regarding the boundaries between the activities of the DNI, and their interaction with the mainstream intelligence