Format:
Online-Ressource (viii, 230 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781742232652
Content:
Civil liberties are central to the freedoms that Australians value. They affirm the rights of all to protection from arbitrary authority and enable minorities to flourish; but they have also frequently been disputed. From arguments over censorship in the 1930s to present-day debates on mandatory sentencing, the concept of civil liberties - and its impact on our everyday lives - is a recurring motif of public life. Liberty is packed with new insights into the way civil liberties have been understood in Australia, tracing the formation of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties (ACCL), and it
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Between Depression and war; Chapter 2: War under Menzies; Chapter 3: Total war and reconstruction; Chapter 4: Cold War; Chapter 5: Revival and law reform; Chapter 6: Rebuilding the Council; Chapter 7: Human rights; Guide to sources; Notes; Index;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781742245560
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781742232652
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Liberty : A History of Civil Liberties in Australia
Language:
English
URL:
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