REFLECTIONS on the AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION (2003) law

ISBN 186287462X

Size = 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall

Leading Australian constitutional practitioners and scholars come together in this volume to reflect on 100 years of the Australian Constitution and on possible directions for the future. The essays are designed both to evaluate the Australian Constitution, in the light of the experience of the past 100 years, and to identify issues for the future. Most of the authors are prominent figures in Australian constitutional law at the turn of the past century.

Some are distinguished in the practice of constitutional law: a former Chief Justice of Australia, Sir Anthony Mason; a senior Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, who also was the inaugural President of the Native Title Tribunal, Justice Robert French (recently appointed to the High Court of Australia); a leader of the constitutional Bar, David Jackson QC.

Others are well-known constitutional scholars: Leslie Zines, George Winterton, Geoffrey Lindell, Brian Opeskin, George Williams, Cheryl Saunders, John Waugh and Christos Mantziaris. The two exceptions are equally distinguished, but for other reasons. Professor John White is a leader of the Australian scientific community.Professor Thomas Fleiner is a leading international constitutional scholar and a former president of the International Association of Constitutional Law.

One of the strengths of the book is the breadth and depth of knowledge of its authors. In reflecting on their collective experiences over at least the last two decades of the 20th century, it adds an important new layer to the foundation of constitutional experience on which the next generation of scholars and practitioners may build.

CONTENTS

The Australian Constitution in retrospect and prospect
    The Hon Sir Anthony Mason

Lawyers, historians and Federation history
    Mr John Waugh

The acquisition of independence
    Professor George Winterton

The Constitution and the people
    Justice Robert French

Changing attitudes to federalism and its purpose
    Professor Leslie Zines

Internationalisation of rights and the Constitution
    Mr D F Jackson QC

National Science and Industry Policy - balancing the centrifugal tendency
    Professor John W White

The executive - a common law understanding of legal reform and responsibility
    Mr Christos Mantziaris

Australian constitutional law in a global era
    Mr Brian Opeskin

Globalisation of the Constitution: the impact of international norms
    Professor George Williams

Future prospects of the Australian Constitution
    Professor Cheryl Saunders

The Age of Constitutions
    Professor Thomas Fleiner

Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index

266 pages. Hard cover with NO dust jacket (as issued). Ex-Library, very much cleaner & better than usual.

Weight = 800 g

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