Bachelor of Laws: Constitutional Law
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Hanks Australian constitutional law : materials and commentary by ISBN: 9780409341973Publication Date: 2016 10th
Constitutional Law
The basic or fundamental law, whether statutory or common law, governing the legislative, executive, and judicial functions of a state. In Australia, the Commonwealth and State Constitutions are primarily statutory and written, although they take definition from basic or fundamental common law.
(Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary, 2016)
Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia
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Constitutional Law - OverviewIntroduction; Constitutional Foundations; Australian Constitutional Principles; Approaches to Constitutional Interpretation; Standing in Constitutional Cases; Jurisdiction in Constitutional Cases
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LegislatureIntroduction; Constitution; Composition; Privileges and Immunities; Power; Delegation of Legislative Power
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ExecutiveIntroduction; Structure; Executive Authority
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JudiciaryIntroduction; Constitution of the judiciary; Separation of judicial power; Definition of judicial power
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Federal Constitutional SystemIntroduction; Framework for the federal distribution of legislative power; Section 51 powers; Section 52 exclusive powers; Legislative power in respect of Territories; Federal fiscal and economic framework; Federal distribution of judicial power; Federal judicial structure
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Constitutional Guarantees & RightsIntroduction; Guarantees under the Commonwealth Constitution; Guarantees under State and Territory Constitutions
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Practice & ProcedureIntroduction; Procedure in constitutional cases; Nature of relief; Consequences of invalidity; Costs
Halsbury's Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia
Constitutional Law Resources
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World Constitutions Illustrated - via HeinOnlineThis is the most complete source available for current and historical constitutions for all countries.
See "Australia" - includes links to: Constitutions & Fundamental Laws, Commentaries & Other Resources, Scholarly Articles, Bibliography of Select Constitutional Works.
Journals in Print and Online
AGIS (Attorney Generals Information Service) - is the leading legal journals database in Australia. Use AGIS to search hundreds of journals for articles about Constitutional Law.
If you wish to browse, then the journals below may be useful places to start.
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Constitutional Law Web Sites
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Records of the Australasian Federal Conventions of the 1890sThe records of the Australasian Federation Conference of 1890 and the Australasian Federal Conventions of 1891 and 1897/8 are among the most significant founding documents of the Australian nation.
This web site provides access to the following documents:
Debates and Proceedings of the Australasian Federation Conference, Melbourne, 6-14 February, 1890
Debates of the National Australasian Convention, Sydney, 2 March–9 April 1891
Debates of the Australasian Federal Convention of 1897/8 in three sessions -
Documenting a Democracy / Museum of Australian Democracy and National ArchivesWebsite contains scanned images of significant constitutional legislation and documents that were the foundation of the nation.
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Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law / UNSW Faculty of LawThe Centre plays a prominent, independent role in public debate on issues vital to Australia's future including Charters of Rights, federal reform, reconciliation and native title, refugees and migration law and the challenges of responding to terrorism. The Centre is a focal point for research and discussion of these and other questions of public law for the academic, professional and wider community.
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High Court of AustraliaThe functions of the High Court are to interpret and apply the law of Australia; to decide cases of special federal significance including challenges to the constitutional validity of laws and to hear appeals, by special leave, from Federal, State and Territory courts.
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Melbourne Law School Centre for Comparative Constitutional StudiesThe CCCS undertakes and promotes research on the constitutional law and government of Australia and of other countries and provides a focal point for scholars and practitioners interested in these areas.
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Constitutional History - AustLIIProvides a set of links on Australian constiutional law