The UK Human Rights Act as a ‘parliamentary model’ of rights protection: lessons for Australia (2009)

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The UK Human Rights Act as a ‘parliamentary model’ of rights protection: lessons for Australia

Venue: Australian Human Rights Commission, Sydney

Date:Tuesday 17 February 2009

Murray Hunt is currently Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights. He was a key founding member of Matrix Chambers, London and has specialised in
human rights law and public law.

This seminar covered:

• the operation of the UK Human Rights Act 10 years after its enactment; and
• the impact of the UK Human Rights Act on the UK Parliament.
  

Audio

• Introduction by The Hon Catherine Branson QC [mp3, 4 MB]
• Murray Hunt,
  Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights [mp3, 38 MB]
• Questions and Answers [mp3, 39 MB]

Presenter:

Murray Hunt

Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights

Chair: The Hon Catherine Branson QC

President, Australian Human Rights Commission

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