| I diritti dei bambini aborigeni nel Commonwealth of Australia. Un caso di federalismo paternalista |
| Fascicolo 2007-4 |
| Scritto da Bassu Carla |
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Sommario 1. Premessa. – 2. La «questione» degli aborigeni australiani. – 3. Il piano federale per la tutela dei minori aborigeni. – 4. Il Northern Territory Emergency Response. – 5. Il modello federale australiano e il potere di intervento federale. – 6. Poteri di emergenza per la salvaguardia dei diritti e i rischi di strumentalizzazione.
Abstract The protection of fundamental rights of indigenous people is one of the most complicated issues that modern Australia has had to face in the last century. Notwithstanding the evident increase of the level of protection and recognition of aboriginal civil and land rights, the situation is still very controversial. The author focuses, in particular, on the condition of children’s human rights within aboriginal communities, with particular attention given to the recent intervention of the Australian government in the Northern Territory. The Australian federal government enacted an emergency plan in order to respond to a situation of severe and spread abuse on aboriginal children. The author examines the constitutional implications of the emergency measures and also questions the effectiveness with regard to the protection of fundamental rights. |