Sunday, July 28, 2013

COMMONWEALTH CHARTER BILLED AS AUSSIE WIN

AAP December 20, 2012
Commonwealth nations adopted a charter as part of a reform push introduced at the 2011 CHOGM summit.
COMMONWEALTH countries have adopted a new charter in what is being billed as a foreign policy win for Australia.
Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan says the move represents a key achievement for Australia's term as Commonwealth chair, which ended last month.
The charter was a key recommendation of a group of eminent people, including former Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby, who called for urgent reform of the 54-nation body to keep it relevant.
Leaders agreed to adopt the charter at the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting Prime Minister Julia Gillard hosted in Perth last October.
The charter aims to enshrine the values of the Commonwealth, which is mostly made up of former British colonies, into a single document.
The charter emphasises democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
It also seeks to promote tolerance, freedom of expression, the separation of powers, gender equality and environmental sustainability.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said the charter would be a defining document for the group.
"We are now better placed to respond to the needs of our citizens," he said in a statement on Thursday.
Commonwealth countries have a combined population of more than two billion.
Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth in 2006 after Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power in a coup. It remains suspended pending promised 2014 elections.
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2 comments:

  1. Look at the words:
    "The charter was a key recommendation... "
    "The charter aims to enshrine the values..."
    "The charter emphasises democracy..."
    "It also seeks to promote ..."

    . . .and the words show it has no Law to back it up, or am I missing something here???

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    1. You are on the money. The word charter is very important. i'll try to post something on that word today.

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