The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia

Author: Nicholas Aroney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-09-11

Total Pages: 697

ISBN-13: 0521759188

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This book provides an engaging and distinctive treatment for anyone seeking to understand the significance and interpretation of the Constitution.


Platypus and Parliament

Platypus and Parliament

Author: Stanley Bach

Publisher: Department of Senate Parliament House

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 9780642712912

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A systematic examination of how the Senate actually operates covering topics which include the design and operation of Australia's system of government, an analysis of the confrontation betwen the Senate and the house of Representatives in 1975, proposals for reform, the republican debate, minority parties and the balance of power.


A Federal Republic

A Federal Republic

Author: Brian Galligan

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1995-09-14

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780521373548

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A provocative reassessment of the Australian constitution from the perspective of a political scientist.


Law and Democracy

Law and Democracy

Author: Glenn Patmore

Publisher: ANU Press

Published: 2014-12-24

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1925022064

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Law and Democracy: Contemporary Questions provides a fresh understanding of law’s regulation of Australian democracy. The book enriches public law scholarship, deepening and challenging the current conceptions of law’s regulation of popular participation and legal representation. The book raises and addresses a number of contemporary questions about legal institutions, principles and practices: How should the meaning of ‘the people’ in the Australian Constitution be defined by the High Court of Australia?How do developing judicial conceptions of democracy define citizenship?What is the legal right to participate in the political community?Should political advisors to Ministers be subject to legal accountability mechanisms?What challenges do applied law schemes pose to notions of responsible government and how can they be best addressed?How can the study of the ritual of electoral politics in Australia and other common law countries supplement the standard account of democracy?How might the ritual of the pledge of Australian citizenship limit or enhance democratic participation?What is the conflict between legal restrictions of freedom of expression and democracy, and the role of social media? Examining the regulation of democracy, this book scrutinises the assumptions and scope of constitutional democracy and enhances our understanding of the frontiers of accountability and responsible government. In addition, key issues of law, culture and democracy are revealed in their socio-legal context. The book brings together emerging and established scholars and practitioners with expertise in public law. It will be of interest to those studying law, politics, cultural studies and contemporary history.


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.


Australian Public Law

Australian Public Law

Author: Gabrielle Appleby

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780195525656

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Introduces students to key principles, concepts, institutions in Australian Public Law, provides solid foundation for study of constitutional & administrative law. Explained through analysis of mechanisms of power & control, including discussions of functioning of institutions of government & contemporary issues. Authors at Uni of Adelaide.


Australian Constitutional Law and Theory

Australian Constitutional Law and Theory

Author: Anthony Blackshield

Publisher:

Published: 2006-01

Total Pages: 1474

ISBN-13: 9781862875852

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The fourth edition of this work has involved a thorough rewrite. Each chapter has been looked at again from beginning to end, with fresh choices in some cases made for extracts to bring the book up to date for new materials and scholarship and some material rewritten to provide clearer explanation. While all chapters contain changes, some have involved a more fundamental rewrite. The Supplement below, details changes from the 3rd edition to the 4th edition. For example, the chapters on the executive as well as characterisation and the trade and commerce power have been rewritten to provide a more straightforward structure and to provide greater clarity and contemporary relevance. Other changes have been made in order to restructure the book and to provide room for the substantial new material. Overall, the book is roughly the same length as the last edition due to cuts and streamlining. This has also involved rethinking the placement of some material, such as to group together the grants and appropriations powers of the Commonwealth. The material dealing with human rights has been substantially restructured with the chapters dealing with the implied freedom of political communication rewritten to take account of new developments and to provide space for major new cases. The final chapter on constitutional change has also been reworked to include a section dealing on Bill of Rights issues as a contrast to that on the republic.