Thread:Comments:High Court of Australia dismisses appeal against conviction, compulsory voting/Consideration of "human rights" requires conviction/reply (8)

By definition, the High Court does not make mistakes. It just changes its mind occasionally. (smile) An international court cannot reverse the decision of the High Court, which is by definition the law. Sovereignty gets in the way; sovereigns are touchy about encroachments thereon. The only thing that an international court can mobilize is public opinion. That can be formidable, but it does not reopen the question of what the law is.