... Australia. International ECPAT campaign also supported strengthening child protection laws and law enforcement in receiving a decrease in the local and foreign abusers of children. Australian Legislation Australia's response to Sex Tourism has been positive. The Australian Commonwealth government has implemented child sex tourism legislation, Crimes (Child Sex Tourism) Amendment Act 1994 (Refer to Appendix). As Australia is a State Party to ... make the issues a priority rather than turning a blind eye. The 2nd world Congress Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children , Yokoh...

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... Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discovery" to justify the takeover of Indian people and territory. In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. Today it is easy to see ... constitutional matters. Binnie gave one example: Indians had the right to surrender land. His statement was greeted with laughter, it was so absurd. The federal government had an "empty box" theory. A box of rights had been protected by section 35, but unfortunately the box was empty. Indians responded with ... s...

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... and the World Court have seemed reluctant to apply the principle of self-determination beyond the formerly colonized areas of the Third World" (Wilmer, 2000: 183). When the Malaysian government refused to restrict logging and protect the territories of the Penan people, the Penan took matters into their own hands. The Penan implemented blockades and roadblocks, while receiving international help ... from the European Parliament, Australian dock workers, the Japanese Tropical Forest Action Network, and a host of other industries and governments who banned the use of tropical timber (Wilme...

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