Ian Killey

Naked Australian Constitution

Interpretations, Inadequacies, and Implications

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the flaws in the origin, design, application, and operation of the Australian Constitution, including, but not limited to its racial basis, the misleading nature of the text, and the subjective, judicial interpretation of the High Court.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9781666908862
• ISBN-10: 166690886X
• Artikelnr.: 64049745

Autorenporträt

Ian Killey is sessional lecturer and tutor at Australian Catholic University and an experienced senior lawyer who has worked in the public sector for over 30 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Flawed Middle-Aged Constitution
Chapter 1: Middle Aged Constitution
Chapter 2: Federation and Henry Parkes' Boast
Chapter 3: Federation and "Australia's Magna Carta"
Chapter 4: Constitutional Problem 1: A Very Misleading Constitution
Chapter 5: Constitutional Problem 2: Constitutional Provisions Undermined
by the High Court
Chapter 6: Constitutional Problem 3: Constitutional Provisions that are
Badly and Misleadingly Designed
Chapter 7: Constitutional Problem 4: Constitutional Requirements Based on
Judicial Invention
Chapter 8: Constitutional Problem 5: A Constitution that Does Not Deal with
the Essential Nature of Federation
Chapter 9: Constitutional Problem 6: A Constitution with a Result Very
Different from its Design
Chapter 10: The Need for an "Intelligible Theory"
Chapter 11: What Do We Do Now?