Mitchell, Bill (2020) A disaster for human rights? Proctor, 11 December 2020.

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Abstract

[Extract] Natural and other disasters bring turmoil to our lives–they bring risk to personal and family safety, disruption to our daily routines, property loss and the inevitable long road to recovery. Disasters also bring the likelihood of derogation of human rights principles by Government. Sitting alongside necessary limitations is the spectre of unnecessary overreach by Government, whereby our guaranteed rights and standards can be stripped away. There one day, gone the next.

Item ID:	74382
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1321-8794
Keywords:	human rights
Copyright Information:	© 2022 Queensland Law Society.
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2022 05:28
FoR Codes:	48 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES > 4803 International and comparative law > 480307 International humanitarian and human rights law @ 50% 48 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES > 4807 Public law > 480703 Domestic human rights law @ 50%
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