Research Catalog

Title

Blackshield and Williams Australian constitutional law and theory : commentary and materials / Tony Blackshield, George Williams.

Author

Blackshield, Anthony.

Publication

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Williams, George, 1969-
• Blackshield, Anthony.

Description

liv, 1417 p.; 25 cm.

Alternative Title

• Australian constitutional law and theory
• Blackshield & Williams Australian constitutional law and theory

Subject

• Constitutional law > Australia > Cases
• Constitutional law > Australia

Genre/Form

Trials, litigation, etc.

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Australian constitutional law and theory. 4th ed. 2006.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Foundations -- 2. The Westminster constitution -- 3. Path to independence -- 4. Indigenous peoples -- 5. The federal system -- 6. The engineers' case -- 7. Constitutional interpretation -- 8. Inconsistency -- 9. Federal Parliament -- 10. State constitutions -- 11. The executive -- 12. The High Court -- 13. Separation of judicial power -- 14. Judicial and non-judicial detention -- 15. The judicial process -- 16. Characterisation -- 17. Economic powers -- 18. Defence power -- 19. International law and the external affairs power -- 20. Immigration and aliens power -- 21. Races power -- 22. Industrial relations power -- 23. Taxation and excise -- 24. Appropriation and grants -- 25. Intergovernmental immunities -- 26. Civil and political freedoms -- 27. Economic freedoms -- 28. Freedom of political communication -- 29. Freedom of political communication applied -- 30. Constitutional change -- Appendix.

ISBN

9781862877733 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2010399023

OCLC

472589816

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library