EDITOR’S NOTE
“Today, many of the rights which we take for granted in our daily lives have developed through their definitions as laid out in international treaties and conventions, such as the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the Commonwealth Charter.”
Children’s rights are scrutinized in several ways in this issue: Minister Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (Jamaica) looks at ways that the government in Jamaica are combatting child abuse and Lisa Baker, MLA (Western Australia) documents how the establishment of a Commissioner for Children and Young People will help in the accountability of children’s rights. The protection of children in relation to labour rights and the measures that parliament is putting in place to protect their right to education are outlined by Prem Das Rai, MP (India). Parliamentary rights and the right to self-representation in the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly are examined by Speaker David Buffett MLA and Chief Minister Lisle Snell MLA (Norfolk Island). The rights of immigrants and an analysis of how Canada has attempted
to integrate their existing population with an influx of migrants is looked at by Devinder Shory, MP (Canada) and the Hon. Mahen K. Seeruttun, MP (Mauritius) looks at the basic human right of access to food and how his government is working with the agricultural industry to protect this.
The rights of the media and the role of parliaments in ensuring media accountability are reflected upon by the Hon. Linda Reid, MLA (British Columbia, Canada) following the CPA Parliament and Media Law Conference which was held in Andhra Pradesh, India and Senator Hon. Anita Raynell Andreychuk (Canada) reports on the impact of developing an Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code in the Senate of Canada. This issue of The Parliamentarian also includes a report on the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) regional strengthening activity as well as parliamentary reports and legislative news from Sri Lanka, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, New Zealand and Australia. Finally, as the new Editor of The Parliamentarian, I look forward to hearing your feedback and comments on the publication and if you would like to suggest any future themes, articles or contributions to the Journal then do please get in contact at
editor@cpahq.org.
Jeffrey Hyland Editor, The Parliamentarian, June 2015 The Parliamentarian | 2015: Issue Two | 71
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