my answers.. with reasons for the non-obvious ones...
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. A (obviously isn't C or D. to SECURE HIS RELEASE, i don't think the constitution will do much. so common law, A.)
8. B (obviously not C or D. domestic RIGHTS don't necessarily have to be enforced by the state... but domestic rights do only apply to citizens of a country therefore B).
9. A (Not B. legal measures can also be adapted to individual circumstances. just because non-legal measures can bypass governmeent processes and bureaucracies doesn't mean they're going to be more effective.. the operation of state sovereignty means that states can decide to enforce the human rights that they want to and ignore others. whereas non-legal measures enforce the.. oh, i don't know.)
10. D (not B or C... D because collective rights can dont necessarily involve people just from one state as in A)
11. C (not A or D. protest action about animal rights doesn't really have anything to do with human rights. when the Australian govt passes a law that makes discrimination illegal, they are recognising people's cultural and political rights not to be discriminated against, and also allowing for the enforcement of this law. so C.)
12. B (Kath and Kim, i wanted to start laughing! umm.. if it's a private law matter, Kim wouldn't be 'acquitted' because you can't be acquitted if it isn't a crime, so not A... if it's a public law matter, Kath doesn't have the burden of proof, the state does, so not C. it isn't property law, so not D. therefore B.)
13. C (not A or B... it is still relevant in Australia and is even the basis for much human rights conventions, so not D, therefore C.)
14. A (B isn't a feature of ATSI customary law, it's an english doctrine, self determination isn't recognised by the Australian legal system so not C, ownership of land is not a concept of ATSI customary law.. native title... actually this question is stupid but native title is recognised under the Aus. legal system... it's not in itself exactly a 'feature of ATSI customary law' but it involves them exercising their customary law i guess... A is better than the other answers, put it that way then.)
15. B (not C, just because everyone can vote doesn't prevent human rights from being abused, e.g. if you have a choice between 2 parties who both abuse human rights, it won't help you in any way... there is no reason why one of A or D would be better than the other one... and they are unenforceable anyway... B means that the coercive power of the state is checked and that the law is applied equally to everyone and that people in authority can't act above the law and if it exists it means it is being enforced... but then again, just because country X has the rule of law doesn't mean that human rights somewhere else are being protected... i don't think that's what the qn meant but it's kinda dodgy)
yeah, i'm not saying everything i wrote is right... so feel free to correct anything if you think it's wrong.
