Constitutional Law, Comparative public law Constitutional Law, Comparative public law

What does the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs tell us about the virtues of Australia’s approach to protecting fundamental rights?

Theunis Roux

Australia is one of the few liberal democracies today without a judicially enforced bill of rights in its national constitution. Instead, the protection of rights is largely left to the democratic process. What does the US Supreme Court’s recent decision on the right to abortion in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization 597 US ___ (2022) tell us about the virtues of this approach?

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