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20 U.N.S.W.L.J. 170 (1997)
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Euthanasia

handle is hein.journals/swales20 and id is 184 raw text is: 170 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Euthanasia Volume 20(1) THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS AND EUTHANASIA GEORGE ZDENKOWSKI** Editorial Note: A shorter version of this article was published in Forum, in 1996 3(1) University of New South Wales Law Journal Newsletter 1. In order to canvass all the issues in adequate detail, the author has expanded upon his remarks in Forum to produce this article. Just as this issue was going to the press the Federal Parliament passed the Euthanasia Laws Act 1996 (Cth), with effect from 27 March 1997. This legislation is specifically designed to override existing and future Territorial laws authorising voluntary euthanasia, including the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT). The heated public debate surrounding the passage of the Federal Law, the stated resolve of the protagonists of voluntary euthanasia to pursue other options (including State legislation) and the pioneering nature of the Northern Territory initiative convince the Editors that this article still makes an important contribution to continuing debate, Now that the Euthanasia Laws Act 1996 (Cth) has come into force, it is unlikely that the High Court challenge to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) will proceed. I. INTRODUCTION Issues relating to the practice of euthanasia have assumed prominence in Australia as a result of a number of recent developments. The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) (ROTTIA) came into effect on 1 July 1996, and was subsequently challenged in the Northern Territory Supreme Court. The * This article is a modified version of An Occasional Paper of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, October 1996. ** BA LLB Syd, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Australian Human Rights Information Centre of the University of New South Wales.

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