... 30 May 2001). The High Court has been passing through one of the most activist phases in its history. It has rewritten areas such as equity and torts in the context of common law (Craven 1999:11). Its activist decision in the case of Mabo v. Queensland has caused much controversy amongst Australians. The decision that Australia was not a land belonging to ... constitution was meant to be implied back then. This brings up the questions on how the Constitution should be interpreted. Should we interpret the Constitution as if it were an ordinary Act of Parliament-that is to say narrowly an...

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... contrast between the two misused words. The opposition of euthanasia uses the word murder as means of what euthanasia is for, however they do not take into consideration the strong context of that word. Now if society tends to accept the idea that euthanasia is in fact murder, regardless of the procedure it takes, and regardless of whom it is acted ... right to refuse treatment entail, and is it included in the patient's right to privacy? Do a patient's guardians have the right to refuse treatment on behalf of a patient? What constitutes ordinary and extraordinary medical treatment? The...

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