Judging Democracy The New Politics of the High Court of Australia

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This book first published in 2000! is a major political and legal examination of the Australian High Court's new jurisprudence and its influence on democracy and the institutions of governance. Examines recent decisions on human rights! citizenship! native title and separation of powers. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Patapan Haig, Haig (Griffith University Patapan, Haig Patapan
• Assisted by: Geoffrey Brennan (Editor), Francis G. Castles (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.08.2000
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9780521774284
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77428-4
• Pages: 228
• Series: Reshaping Australian Instituti; Reshaping Australian Institutions
• Subjects: Australia, LAW / Courts, LAW / Trial Practice, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law