The Law of Politics

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-86287-803-7
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 502 g

This book is the first dedicated monograph on the law on democratic politics in Australia. It synthesises the law on elections, with a central focus on political parties, parliamentary elections and referenda at Federal and State levels.
It unearths the rules that apply to elections and referenda, campaigning and political broadcasting, and political parties and money. It explains them in their political context and, while it draws on some local government case law, its focus is parliamentary politics. The longest chapter of the book is devoted to the role of courts in overseeing elections, particularly the jurisdiction of petitioning or challenging election outcomes.
Orr uses all five sources of electoral law, its development, expression and interpretation, in Australia: constitutions; courts and tribunals; legislation; parliamentary committees; and electoral commissions. He documents the extraordinary detail of the legislation (there has to be a pencil in each electoral booth!) and the array of obscure cases the law has given rise to.
Supported under a grant from The Law Foundation of South Australia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Orr, Graeme

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Professor Colin Hughes 1. Defining the Law of Politics: Values, Games and Rituals 2. Mapping Parliaments and Weighting Votes 3. The Franchise 4. Enrolment and the Roll 5. Initiating an Election 6. Political Party Regulation 7. Campaigning 8. Political Broadcasting 9. How We Vote 10. Judging Elections: The Role of the Courts in Electoral Practice 11. Political Money 12. Referenda and Direct Democracy

Über Autor(innen)

Graeme Orr is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Queensland. He specialises in the law of electoral politics, including as a regular media commentator, contributor to government inquiries and as a consultant and pro bono adviser (eg in the One Nation deregistration case). He has published several dozen articles and chapters in the field and is a board member of the international Election Law Journal. Graeme's PhD examined electoral bribery.
Graeme has taught the Law of Politics and Political Institutions at both Griffith and Queensland Universities, and has taught electoral law to Australian and New Zealand parliamentary clerks. He also researches and teaches labour law, and is a columnist in that field for the Australian Journal of Administrative Law and a board member of the Australian Journal of Labour Law.