A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015
A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015

Author: Gonzalo Villanueva

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-20

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 331962587X

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This book offers the first transnational historical study of the creation, contention and consequences of the Australian animal movement. Largely inspired by Peter Singer and his 1975 book Animal Liberation, a new wave of animal activism emerged in Australia and across the world. In an effort to draw public and media attention to the plight of animals, such as the rearing of pigs and poultry in factory farms and the export of live animals to the Middle East and South East Asia, Australian activists were often innovative and provocative in how they made their claims. Through lobbying, disruptive methods, and vegan activism, the animal movement consistently contested the politics and culture of how animals were used and exploited. Australians not only observed and learnt from people and events overseas, but also played significant international roles. This book examines the complex and conflicting consequences of the animal movement for Australian politics, as well as its influence on broader social change.

Mammalia
Mammalia

Author: Bannister

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1988-06

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9004611452

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The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution
The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution

Author: Cheryl Saunders

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 1201

ISBN-13: 0198738439

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Providing an interdisciplinary overview of Australian constitutional law and practice, this Handbook situates the development of the constitutional system in its proper context. It also examines recurrent themes and tensions in Australian constitutional law, and points the way for future developments.

The Rule of Law
The Rule of Law

Author: Tom Bingham

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2011-07-07

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0141962011

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'A gem of a book ... Inspiring and timely. Everyone should read it' Independent 'The Rule of Law' is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states and civilisations has recently become even more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of? In this brilliant short book, Britain's former senior law lord, and one of the world's most acute legal minds, examines what the idea actually means. He makes clear that the rule of law is not an arid legal doctrine but is the foundation of a fair and just society, is a guarantee of responsible government, is an important contribution to economic growth and offers the best means yet devised for securing peace and co-operation. He briefly examines the historical origins of the rule, and then advances eight conditions which capture its essence as understood in western democracies today. He also discusses the strains imposed on the rule of law by the threat and experience of international terrorism. The book will be influential in many different fields and should become a key text for anyone interested in politics, society and the state of our world.