The High Court and Australian Federalism
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Williams, John; Selway, Bradley
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This article analyzes the constitutional role of the High Court of Australia during its first hundred years and the effect of that role on the Australian federation. The High Court has accepted as axiomatic that part of its function is the judicial review of legislation of both the federal and state legislatures. Its approach is relatively modest and "textualist." That approach has been affected by historical changes, including Australia's independence from Great Britain. The decisions of the...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Williams, John | |
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dc.contributor.author | Selway, Bradley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T22:59:11Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0048-5950 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83655 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article analyzes the constitutional role of the High Court of Australia during its first hundred years and the effect of that role on the Australian federation. The High Court has accepted as axiomatic that part of its function is the judicial review of legislation of both the federal and state legislatures. Its approach is relatively modest and "textualist." That approach has been affected by historical changes, including Australia's independence from Great Britain. The decisions of the High Court have provided a framework for the development of the Australian federation over the last century in increasing the relative importance of the federal government at the cost of the state governments. However, those decisions are probably best viewed as reflecting, rather than creating, the changes and developments in the federation. | |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | |
dc.source | Publius: The Journal of Federalism | |
dc.title | The High Court and Australian Federalism | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 35 | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 180103 - Administrative Law | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160699 - Political Science not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub11939 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Williams, John, ANU College of Law, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Selway, Bradley, Federal Court of Australia | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 467 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 488 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1093/publius/pji018 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-12T07:27:02Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-26644448209 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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