The continuity of legal systems in theory and practice /

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The Continuity of Legal Systems in Theory and Practice examines a persistent and fascinating question about the continuity of legal systems: when is a legal system existing at one time the same legal system that exists at another time? The book's distinctive approach to this question is to comb...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spagnolo, Benjamin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2015.
Temas:
Comparative government.
Jurisprudence.
Jurisprudence
Droit.
law (discipline)
Constitutional & administrative law.
Jurisprudence & philosophy of law.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Table of Abbreviations
  • Table of Cases
  • Table of Statutes
  • Table of Treaties and International Instruments
  • 1. Introduction
  • I.?Applying? Theoretical Accounts
  • II. Kelsen and Raz
  • III. Australia 1788? 2001
  • IV. A Note on Methodology
  • V. Outline
  • 2. Australia 1788?2001
  • I. Nature and Material Scope
  • A. Constitutional History: New South Wales
  • i. Gubernatorial Autocracy 1788? 1823
  • ii. Governor and Council 1823? 42
  • Iii. Representative and Responsible Governmentiv. Federation to the Australia Acts
  • v. After the Australia Acts
  • B. Constitutional History: Commonwealth
  • i. Federation to the Statute of Westminster
  • ii. Statute of Westminster to the Australia Acts
  • iii. After the Australia Acts
  • C. Enacting Formulae
  • i. New South Wales
  • ii. Commonwealth
  • D. Seals and Royal Title
  • E. Commonwealth and State Symbols
  • i. Arms
  • ii. Flags
  • iii. Honours and Advance Australia Fair
  • F. Defence Forces
  • G. Summary
  • II. Spatial Scope
  • A. Overview
  • B. Separations and MergersC. Unpopulated Territory and Non-territorial Space
  • D. Unincorporated Administration
  • E. Summary
  • III. Personal Scope
  • A. Allegiance, Nationality and Citizenship
  • i. Allegiance, Naturalisation and Denization
  • ii. Nationality Under the Common Code
  • iii. Citizenship
  • B. Franchise
  • i. New South Wales
  • ii. Commonwealth
  • iii. Norfolk Island
  • C. Oaths of Allegiance
  • D. Summary
  • IV. Conclusions: Changes in Australian Law 1788? 2001
  • 3. Kelsen: Authorised Constitutional Change
  • I. Framework: Norms and Legal OrdersII. Hierarchy and Basic Norm
  • III. Multiple Legal Systems
  • A. Independent Systems
  • B. Total and Partial Systems
  • C. International Law and the Universal Legal System
  • D. Late Kelsen
  • IV. Continuity
  • A. Revolutions, Authorisation and Effectiveness
  • B. Exception: Termination of Systemic Validity
  • C. Deemed Constitutionality: Constitutional Norms with an Alternative Character
  • D. Continuity by International Law
  • V. Problems with Kelsen?s Account
  • A. Constructing the Hierarchy
  • B. Circularity in Ascertaining the Basic NormC. Historically First Constitutions
  • VI. Conclusions
  • 4. Application of Kelsen?s Account
  • I. Norms and Constitutions in New South Wales in 1788
  • A. Locating the Basic Norm
  • B. Discontinuity at Settlement?
  • C. New South Wales as a Partial Legal System
  • II. Continuity and Unconstitutional Gubernatorial Orders in New South Wales
  • A. Possibility of Retrospective Authorisation
  • B. Regularisation and Multiple Sufficient Basic Norms

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