The constitution of a federal commonwealth : the making and meaning of the Australian constitution /

Nicholas Aroney describes how ideas about federalism influenced those who drafted the Australian Constitution.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aroney, Nicholas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Geschichte.
Federal government > Australia > History.
Constitutional history > Australia.
Histoire constitutionnelle > Australie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
Constitutional history.
Federal government.
Politics and government
Verfassungsrecht
Föderalismus
Australia > Politics and government.
Australie > Politique et gouvernement.
Australia.
Australien
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Australia as a federal commonwealth
  • Federalism
  • Conceptualising federalism
  • Reframing the analysis
  • Federating Australia
  • Models and Sources
  • Australian appropriations
  • Constitutional foundations
  • Australian federation
  • Principles of representation
  • Representative institutions
  • The states and the Commonwealth
  • Configurations of power
  • Amendment procedures
  • Conclusions
  • A federal commonwealth.

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