Indigenous Australians’ access to birth registration systems
A breach of international human rights law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12518241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa Castan (0000-0002-9724-1577, Monash Institute of Medical Research, corresponding author), Melisa Castan, Paula Gerber (0000-0002-6292-6154, Monash Health, corresponding author), Andy Gargett (North-West State Technical University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-89 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1323-238X • E-ISSN: 2573-573X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1323238x.2011.11910895 |
| OpenAlex | W1565383623 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
It has recently been discovered that there are significant numbers of Indigenous Australians who are unable to prove their identity — either because their birth was never registered, or because they cannot satisfy the requirements of the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for obtaining a birth certificate. The effect is to make such people legally invisible, preventing them from enjoying all the rights of citizenship that the majority take for granted. This article explores whether international human rights law, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, can help redress this problem
Birth certificate · Citizenship · Covenant · Human rights · Indigenous · International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights · International human rights law · International law · Political science · Politics · Redress · Right to property · Sociology · Law · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Water Resources and Governance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |