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Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory: Commentary & Materials 8th ed


ISBN13: 9781760024819
Previous Edition ISBN: 9781760021511
Published: January 2024
Publisher: The Federation Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Format: Paperback
Price: £134.00



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Leading constitutional law scholars George Williams, Sean Brennan and Andrew Lynch are joined by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Peta Stephenson for the 8th edition of this acclaimed book on Australian constitutional law.

The book has been fully revised and updated to include the most recent High Court and overseas decisions, including NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (2023), Benbrika v Minister for Home Affairs (2023), Farm Transparency International Ltd v New South Wales (2022), Alexander v Minister for Home Affairs (2022), Chetcuti v Commonwealth (2021), Palmer v Western Australia (2021), LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth (2021), Love v Commonwealth (2020) and Work Health Authority v Outback Ballooning (2019) and Spence v Queensland (2019).

Key features of the new edition:

  • a new executive summary at the start of each chapter introducing readers to key points;
  • a two-colour design making it easier to engage with the text;
  • up-to-date analysis of High Court cases in areas including the executive, separation of judicial power, inconsistency, immigration and aliens powers, and implied freedom of political communication;
  • new material on the Voice to Parliament and the 2023 referendum; and
  • carefully selected extracts from a broad range of writers and commentators

Subjects:
Other Jurisdictions , Australia
Contents:
Table of Extracts
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes

PART 1: AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
Chapter 1: Foundations
Chapter 2: Origins and Influences
Chapter 3: Path to Independence
Chapter 4: Indigenous Peoples

PART 2: INTERPRETATION
Chapter 5: Constitutional Interpretation
Chapter 6: Statutory Interpretation and Constitutional Law

PART 3: THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
Chapter 7: Federalism and the Engineers Case
Chapter 8: Australian Federalism in Practice
Chapter 9: The States
Chapter 10: The Territories
Chapter 11: Inconsistency between Commonwealth and State Laws

PART 4: THE EXCUTIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWER
Chapter 12: The Executive and Executive Power

PART 5: THE JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL POWER
Chapter 13: The High Court
Chapter 14: Separation of Federal Judicial Power
Chapter 15: Chapter III and the States
Chapter 16: Chapter III and Restrictions on Liberty
Chapter 17: Judicial Process

PART 6: THE PARLIAMENT AND LEGISLATIVE POWER
Chapter 18: Federal Parliament
Chapter 19: Characterisation and Proportionality
Chapter 20: Economic Powers
Chapter 21: Defence Power
Chapter 22: External Affairs Power
Chapter 23: Immigration and Aliens Powers
Chapter 24: Races Power
Chapter 25: Taxation and Grants

PART 7: LIMITS ON POWER
Chapter 26: Intergovernmental Immunities
Chapter 27: Human Rights
Chapter 28: Economic Freedoms
Chapter 29: Freedom of Political Communication

PART 8: CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

Index