The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth The Making and Meaning of the Australian Constitution |
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| Author:
| Aroney, Nicholas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-88864-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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Australia is a federation which came into being in 1901 under the terms of the Australian Constitution. This book describes how ideas about federalism influenced those who drafted the Constitution, shows how those ideas were eventually embodied in the document and explains the nature of the Australian federal system.
Australia is a federation which came into being in 1901 under the terms of the Australian Constitution. This book describes how ideas about federalism influenced those who drafted the Constitution, shows how those ideas were eventually embodied in the document and explains the nature of the Australian federal system.