| Description |
xxxvii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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New Items
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| Contents |
Introduction: the Commonwealth's constitutional century -- 1. The emergence of the Commonwealth constitution / John Williams -- 2. The engineers' case / Keven Booker and Arthur Glass -- 3. The uniform income tax cases / Cheryl Saunders -- 4. The Bank Nationalisation cases: the defeat of Labor's most controversial economic initiative / Peter Johnston -- 5. The Communist Party case / George Winterton -- 6. Fitzpatrick and Browne: imprisonment by a house of parliament / Harry Evans -- 7. The Boilermakers case / Fiona Wheeler -- 8. The race power: a constitutional chimera / Robert French -- 9. The double dissolution cases / Sir Anthony Mason -- 10. 1975: The dismissal of the Whitlam government -- 11. The Tasmanian Dam case / Leslie Zines -- 12. The Murphy Affair in retrospect / Geoffrey Lindell -- 13. The Privy Council and the constitution / Sir Gerard Brennan -- 14. Cole v Whitfield: 'absolutely free' trade? / Dennis Rose -- 15. The 'labour relations power' in the constitution and public sector employees / Marilyn Pittard -- 16. The implied freedom of political communication |
| Summary |
"Australian Constitutional Landmarks" presents the most significant cases and controversies in the Australian constitutional landscape. 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 examines the legal and political context leading to the case or controversy and the impact of later constitutional reform |
| Analysis |
High Court judgements |
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Constitutional law |
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Executive government |
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Cases (Law) |
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High Court judgments |
| Notes |
Includes index, cases and statutes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Constitutional law -- Australia -- Cases.
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Constitutional law -- Australia.
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Constitutional history -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Author |
H. P. Lee, 1947- editor
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Winterton, George, 1946- editor
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| LC no. |
2004273182 |
| ISBN |
052183158X |
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9780521831581 (hardback) |
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