Australia's American Constitution and the dismissal : how English legal science marred the founders' vision / David Long.
2021
KU1760 .L66 2021 (Mapit)
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Title
Australia's American Constitution and the dismissal : how English legal science marred the founders' vision / David Long.
Imprint
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
Description
xiii, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The issues
The Constitutional Convention, 1897-98
The early court
The engineers' case
The High Court after engineers
Governor-General's reserve powers
Afterword.
The Constitutional Convention, 1897-98
The early court
The engineers' case
The High Court after engineers
Governor-General's reserve powers
Afterword.
Summary
"David Long traces the cause of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis to the influence of English legal positivism which was adopted by the High Court in 1920 when it abolished the federal scheme and therewith the sovereign States going against the fundamental premise of a constitution"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Basd on author's thesis (doctoral - Griffith University, 2019) issued under title: The Australian constitution, originalism and the dismissal.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Long, David. Australia's American Constitution and the dismissal Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Call Number
KU1760 .L66 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781793641953 hardcover
1793641951 hardcover
9781793641960 electronic publication
1793641951 hardcover
9781793641960 electronic publication
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