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The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law seeks to promote and protect human rights through the generation and dissemination of public scholarship in international and domestic human rights law. In pursuit of this mission, the Centre brings the work of human rights scholars, practitioners and advocates from a wide range of disciplines together in the Centre’s key activities of research, teaching, public education (lectures, seminars, conferences, speeches, media presentations, etc), applied research, advice work and consultancies.

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law seeks to promote and protect human rights through the generation and dissemination of public scholarship in international and domestic human rights law.

In pursuit of this mission, the Centre brings the work of human rights scholars, practitioners and advocates from a wide range of disciplines together in the Centre’s key activities of research, teaching, public education (lectures, seminars, conferences, speeches, media presentations, etc), applied research, advice work and consultancies.

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Human rights and election campaigns: Never the twain shall meet?

Published May 12, 2022 by Castan Centre in Australia, Australian Law, Indigenous Rights, lgbti rights
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After the Sharma decision, we’re once again asking what does the human right to a healthy environment mean in Australia?

Published April 6, 2022 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Climate Change, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Environment, Right to Health
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Russia’s invasion is wreaking havoc with surrogacy in Ukraine. It shows why Australia must change its laws

Published March 28, 2022 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Russia, Ukraine
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Explainer: The international courts investigating Russia’s Ukraine invasion, and how they differ

Published March 21, 2022March 28, 2022 by Castan Centre in International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Law, International Law, Russia, Ukraine
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‘ALL IN THIS TOGETHER’: SIMILARITY, DIFFERENCE OR NONE OF THE ABOVE?

Published December 20, 2021 by Castan Centre in COVID-19, Environment, Refugees, Solidarity
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COVID Vaccination Mandates Do Not Contravene Australia’s Human Rights Laws

Published December 7, 2021 by Castan Centre in Australia, Australian Law, COVID-19, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Victoria
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Interstate Human Rights Jurisprudence Confirms the Certainty and Coherence of the Victorian Charter, but We Can Learn a Thing or Two from Queensland

Published November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Jurisdiction, Prisoners' Rights, Queensland, Victoria, Victorian Charter
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The Foreign Policy Response to the Situation for Women in Afghanistan: From Optics to Effective Change?

Published November 11, 2021 by Castan Centre in Afghanistan, Women's Rights
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Few reflections on the right to privacy in the digital age under the African human rights law

Published November 8, 2021 by Castan Centre in Privacy, Right to privacy
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The Right to Die with Dignity and Autonomy in Victoria

Published August 20, 2021 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Euthanasia, Right to privacy, Victorian Charter
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