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.


The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth

The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth

Author: Nicholas Aroney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-02-19

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 0521888646

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This book describes how ideas about federalism influenced those who drafted the Australian Constitution.


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.


Principles of Australian Constitutional Law

Principles of Australian Constitutional Law

Author: Patrick Keyzer

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780409341959

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Annotation. Principles of Australian Constitutional Law, now in its fifth edition, is a popular textbook aimed at students and practitioners that is now prescribed or recommended in many Australian law schools. It provides helpful summaries of the key cases and an analysis that helps readers to understand contemporary Australian constitutionalism. · Concise but comprehensive overview· Examines the underlying principles that inform this area of law· Included the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act and the Australia Act· Lecturers have access to a suite of online ancillary on constitutional law Titles, LexisNexis Case Summaries Constitutional Law, 6th ed, 2016, Constitutional Law at a Glance, 2015, Quick Reference Card Constitutional Law, 2015.


The Constitution of the Australian Capital Territory

The Constitution of the Australian Capital Territory

Author: David Mossop

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781760023072

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The Constitution of the Australian Capital Territory provides a detailed reference work for those who need to understand the constitutional arrangements that exist for the government of the Australian Capital Territory. It provides an outline and explanation of the Commonwealth laws which make up the constitution of the Australian Capital Territory, most importantly the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth). The book also covers: the establishment of the Territory and the history of its government since 1911; a detailed examination of the Commonwealths constitutional power to make laws for the government of the Territory and the extent to which the power in s. 122 of the Constitution is qualified by other provisions of the Constitution; the granting of self-government in 1989; the constitutional framework for the Legislative Assembly and the power of the Assembly to make laws and the scope of executive and judicial power in the Territory, and the division of responsibilities for land management in the Territory between the Commonwealth and Territory governments.--


Australian Constitutional Landmarks

Australian Constitutional Landmarks

Author: H. P. Lee

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-01-12

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9781139450355

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Australian Constitutional Landmarks presents the most significant cases and controversies in the Australian constitutional landscape up to its original publication in 2003. Including the Communist Party case, the dismissal of the Whitlam government, the Free Speech cases, a discussion of the race power, the Lionel Murphy saga, and the Tasmanian Dam case, this book highlights turning points in the shaping of the Australian nation since Federation. Each chapter clearly examines the legal and political context leading to the case or controversy and the impact on later constitutional reform. With contributions by leading constitutional lawyers and judges, as well as two former chief justices, this book will appeal to members of the judiciary, lawyers, political scientists, historians and people with a general interest in Australian politics, government and history.