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    Australian constitutional law : foundations and theory / Suri Ratnapala.

    • Title:Australian constitutional law : foundations and theory / Suri Ratnapala.
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    • Author/Creator:Ratnapala, Suri, 1947-
    • Published/Created:South Melbourne, Vic. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Constitutional law--Australia.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xxxi, 364 p. ; 25 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780195550443
      0195550447
    • Contents:1. idea of a constitution
      2. parliamentary system of government : the idea of a responsible executive
      3. Role of the upper house in parliamentary democracy
      4. representative principle in Australian constitutionalism
      5. Separation of powers : Australia's asymmetric model
      6. Separation of judicial and non-judicial powers : defining judicial power
      7. rules that separate judicial and non-judicial powers : the prohibitions
      8. Rules of separation : the exceptions
      9. Interpreting commonwealth powers : from the model of reserved powers to the model of limited powers
      10. Economic provisions
      11. Constitutional rights and freedoms
      12. Constitutional change.
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