Blackshield and Williams Australian constitutional law and theory : commentary and materials / George Williams, Sean Brennan and Andrew Lynch.

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2018.

7th edition

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Australian constitutional law and theory : commentary and materials.

Constitutional law -- Australia.

Constitutional law -- Cases. -- Australia.

PART 1: Australian constitutionalism

1. Foundations

2. Origins and influences

3. Path to independence

4. Indigenous peoples

PART 2: Interpretation

5. Constitutional interpretation

6. Statutory interpretation and constitutional law

PART 3: The Federal system

7. Federalism and the engineers case

8. Australian federalism in practice

9. The States

10. The Territories --11. Inconsistency between Commonwealth and State laws

PART 4: The executive and executive power

12. The executive

PART 5: The judiciary and judicial power

13. The High Court

14. Separation of judicial power

15. Judicial and non-judicial detention

16. The judicial process

PART 6: The Parliament and legislative power

17. Federal parliament

18. Characterisation

19. Economic powers

20. Defence power

21. External affairs power

22. Immigration and aliens powers

23. Races power

24. Taxation and excise

25. Appropriation and grants

PART 7: Limits on power

26. Intergovernmental immunities

27. Human rights

28. Economic freedoms

29. Freedom of political communication

PART 8: Constitutional change

30. Constitutional change

PART 9: Appendix.

This is the new and fully updated edition of the acclaimed and authoritative book on Australian constitutional law. Fresh material reflects the contemporary approach of the High Court including its emphasis on statutory interpretation as a tool of constitutional analysis. The book has also been fully revised and updated for major High Court and overseas decisions, including McCloy v New South Wales, Williams v Commonwealth (No 2), the Brexit Case and Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration. Always 'much more than a casebook' as Sir Anthony Mason said of a previous edition, the book also presents carefully selected extracts from a broad range of writers and commentators. As the reviewer for the Law Institute Journal said of the most recent edition, this book is 'a great resource for practitioners wanting an authoritative guide to Australian constitutional law' and a 'must-have for law students who would like more depth of analysis'. Key features of the new edition. Latest decisions: The text incorporates full analysis of the High Court's decisions in the important citizenship case (Re Canavan) and right to protest case (Brown v Tasmania) both handed down in late October 2017. A new chapter on statutory interpretation and its connection to Australian constitutional law. Substantial revisions to the chapter on constitutional change to take account of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and related developments up to late 2017. Fresh perspectives on constitutional interpretation. Consolidation of the material on the implied freedom of political communication into a single chapter, offering a more streamlined account of the doctrine's development. Major updates to the chapters on the High Court and judicial power. Fully revised and updated for every major constitutional case since the 6th edition, including Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory (Same Sex Marriage Case), Unions NSW v New South Wales, Plaintiff S156/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Kuczborski v Queensland, Williams v Commonwealth (No 2), Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Communications Union v Queensland Rail, Tajjour v New South Wales, McCloy v New South Wales, Australian Communications and Media Authority v Today FM, Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption, NAAJA v Northern Territory, Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration, Day v Australian Electoral Officer (SA), Alqudsi v The Queen, Murphy v Electoral Commissioner, Cunningham v Commonwealth, R (Miller) v Secretary of State (Brexit case), Plaintiff S195/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Re Culleton (No 2), Re Day (No 2), Knight v Victoria, and Graham v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781760021511

lviii, 1510 pages ; 25 cm