Judging democracy : the new politics of the High Court of Australia /
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| Author / Creator: | Patapan, Haig, 1959- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000. |
| Description: | xi, 214 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Reshaping Australian Institutions Reshaping Australian Institutions. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4396109 |
| Summary: | The High Court is taking an increasingly important role in shaping the contours of democracy in Australia. In deciding fundamental democratic questions, does the Court pursue a consistent and overarching democratic vision? Or are its decisions essentially constrained by institutional and practical limitations? Judging Democracy, first published in 2000, addresses this question by examining the Court's recent decisions on human rights, citizenship, native title and separation of powers. It represents the first major political and legal examination of the Court's new jurisprudence and the way it is influencing democracy and the institutions of governance in Australia. A foreword to the book has been written by the former Chief Justice of the High Court, Sir Anthony Mason. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 214 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521773458 0521774284 |
