Stronger Futures Case Study

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The 'Stronger futures' legislation is currently ineffective in protecting the human rights of indigenous peoples and communities in the Northern Territory and needs specific reform in order to protect human rights in the future. This essay will evaluate the political, social and economical effects of the intervention through legal issues, stakeholder perspectives and responses in regards to the potency of the 'Stronger Futures' regulation and suggest recommendations in order to protect aboriginal peoples rights and culture rather than violate them.

The 'Stronger Futures' policy is a multifaceted social policy of the Australian government concerning the aboriginal population of the Northern Territory. The legislation was based upon the little children are …show more content…

A key legal of the current law is regarding the fact it violates stakeholder rights and perspectives through the disregard of social and cultural rights among the aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and therefore requires specific abolition. This removes their ability to a choice in lifestyle, interactions socially with others, certain restrictions for a child attending and enrolling in a school. With this being effected it removes many rights stated under the Universal Declaration of Indigenous rights, for example article 2 and 9 both referring to the scripture of indigenous people having the right to equality and anti discrimination in accordance to their community, traditions and customs. However, The Racial Discrimination Act (1975) is one of Australia's most important laws for protecting human rights, however in order to implement the intervention the Federal Government suspended the operation of The Racial Discrimination

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