17 March, 2010
COMMON GOOD LECTURE 2010: Are Human Rights a Common Good?
Human rights have been on the national political agenda over the past year, with the work of the Brennan Committee giving human rights protection a high profile. As responses to the Brennan Report indicate, there remains considerable suspicion about whether legal protection of human rights is appropriate in Australian society. Religious groups in particular have concerns over the compatibility of religious belief and human rights protection. This lecture will consider objections to formal human rights protection in Australia and how they might be met.
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13 March, 2010
Putting beliefs in practice
A reflection day led by Stephanie Dowrick and Michael Whelan SM. ...