| Description |
1 online resource (596 pages) |
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Preface; Authors; Common Australian Public Law Terms and Concepts; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; PART I Introducing Australian Public Law; CHAPTER 1 The Idea of Public Law; Introduction; The predominance of states; Sovereignty and the origin of law's authority; The nature of law; The breadth of public law; The rule of law; The values underpinning public law; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2 The Development of Public Law in Australia; Introduction; Inauspicious beginnings; The assertion of UK sovereignty; The English system of public law; The development of key institutions |
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A new chapter: federationPost-federation developments; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3 A Federal Commonwealth; Introduction; The idea of federalism; The origins of the Australian federation; The structure of the Australian federation; Commonwealth-State relations; The future of federalism; Conclusion; PART II The People and Their Government; CHAPTER 4 Democracy and Representative Government; Introduction: participation and deliberation in a democracy; Effective democratic representation; The foundations of representative government; Free speech and democracy; Protecting Australia's democracy |
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ConclusionCHAPTER 5 Parliamentary Process and Legislative Power; Introduction; Australian Parliaments; Parliamentary privileges; Parliamentary sovereignty; The relationship between the Houses of Parliament; Parliament and the Executive: the quest for control; Parliamentary committees; Conclusion; PART III The Administrative State; CHAPTER 6 The Executive; Introduction; The Crown and the Executive; Executive power and accountability; Sources and types of executive power; Regulating executive power: the Legislature; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7 Executive Accountability; Introduction |
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Parliamentary accountabilityJudicial accountability; Executive accountability; Public accountability; Conclusion; PART IV The Judiciary; CHAPTER 8 The Judiciary and the Separation of Judicial Power; Introduction; Chapter III: framework and history; Separation of federal judicial power; Defining judicial power; Conclusion; CHAPTER 9 The Separation of Powers in Practice; Introduction; Rights, freedoms and implied guarantees; Federal judicial power and detention; Judges engaging in non-judicial functions; Chapter III and State courts; Conclusion |
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PART V The Internationalisation of Australian Public LawCHAPTER 10 Public International Law; Introduction: national law and international law; The nature of international law; The UN system; Other influential bodies in the international sphere; How is international law made?; Conclusion: a distinct and separate paradigm?; CHAPTER 11 International Law and the Australian Legal System; Introduction; Making treaties: the federal Executive; Implementing treaties: Federal Parliament; The indirect effect of treaty ratification on Australian law; Conclusion; PART VI Issues in Australian Public Law |
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CHAPTER 12 Human Rights in Australia |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Public law -- Australia
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Public law
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reilly, Alexander
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Grenfell, Laura
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| ISBN |
9780195596915 |
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0195596919 |
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