The LCA advises governments, courts and federal agencies on the improvement of the law and justice system for the benefit of the community. [...] The LCA’s objectives include to: (a) promote and defend the rule of law in the public interest; (b) be the national peak body for lawyers on national and international issues in furthering the betterment of law in the public interest; (c) represent its Constituent Bodies in all matters involving uniformity of State Laws, reform of Federal Law and legal practice in Federal Courts; and (d) promote t. [...] Relevant activities include: • Advocating for Australia to adopt a statutory Federal Human Rights Charter to enhance legal protection of human rights at the Commonwealth level; • Advocacy regarding Australia’s implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture; • Provided a submission on the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in. [...] The LCA actively participates in Human Rights Council sessions, and presented 15 oral statements on thematic and country-specific human rights issues that relate to human rights in the context of the legal system, judicial independence, and the free and independent exercise of the legal profession. [...] Law Council of Australia Quadrennial Report 2020-2023 4 Introduction Aims and purposes of the organization Significant changes in the organization Contribution of the organization to the work of the United Nations Participation in meetings of the United Nations Cooperation with United Nations Bodies Initiatives taken in support of the Sus.
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