Human Rights

Human Rights Order Description CRIM1011 Online Tutorial Week 10: Human Rights ?Your readings for this week include a Magistrate’s ruling on the legality of police actions in stopping a car as part of a random routine intercept (WATSON v. KABA). You also have a newspaper article regarding the same incident. 1.See http://www.communitylaw.org.au/flemingtonkensington/cb_pages/files/Ruling%20on%20Vo ir%20Dire%20(2).pdf for Watson v. Kaba 2.See http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-power-to-stop-cars-under-threat-20130620- 2oluv.html for the news article about police powers to stop cars under threat. 3.See https://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/files/dmfile/30_3_7.pdf for information on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights. In approximately two pages answer the following questions: 1. What happened in the incident? 2.What did the magistrate rule and on what basis? 3. Does the use of the Human Rights Charter in Victoria have a positive or negative impact on court practices and rulings? 4.Does the use of the Human Rights Charter in Victoria have a positive or negative impact on police powers and practices?