Instructions
Conduct a literature review on the need to balance ‘rights’ and ‘obligations’ in contemporary Australia.
What to include:
Your review should include a discussion of the ‘rights’ and ‘obligations’ of individuals and governments as key players in the human rights discourse. Drawing on theoretical insights, academic research and current media reports, the review should evaluate the extent to which these two key players have been able to balance their ‘rights’ with their ‘obligations’ towards others and society. For example, religious groups have always asserted the ‘right’ to practice their religious beliefs freely and without discrimination; however, it has often been argued that religious groups impinge on the rights of others, even while claiming human rights for themselves. Your literature review should explore this and other relevant debates around ‘rights’ and ‘obligations
