Judging Democracy

The New Politics of the High Court of Australia
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-521-77345-4
Verlag: Cambridge-Hitachi

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Reshaping Australian Institutions

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Patapan, Haig

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The new politics of the High Court; 2. Politics of interpretation; 3. Politics of rights; 4. Democracy and citizenship; 5. Native Title and the High Court; 6. Separation of powers; 7. Judging democracy.