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Five things to know about the Australian Constitution /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	342.9402
書名/作者:	Five things to know about the Australian Constitution // Helen Irving.
作者:	Irving, Helen,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (vi, 162 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
附註:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
標題:	Constitutional law - Australia.
標題:	Constitutional history - Australia.
ISBN:	9780511481307 (ebook)
內容註:	The constitution does not mean what it says : does the Governor-General really command Australia's troops? -- The constitution does not say what it means : why does Australia have a prime minister? -- The constitution says some things without actually saying them : how is free speech protected in Australia? -- The constitution fails to say things that might be important : who is in charge in a national emergency? -- The constitution says things that contradict each other : can the government govern without the senate?
摘要、提要註:	In this excellent new book, Helen Irving delves into the mystery that is the Australian constitution by discussing the major national debates of recent years. Many people want to understand and take part in the debate about constitutional issues but they face a significant hurdle: the constitution is almost unreadable. It does not mean what it says, and nor does it say what it means. There are many myths in circulation about what the constitution says and as many assumptions about what it does. Helen Irving, one of this country's foremost constitutional experts, puts various constitutional confusions to rest, and invites a general audience into an understanding of the issues that were once reserved for experts.
電子資源:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511481307

Five things to know about the Australian Constitution /
Irving, Helen,

Five things to know about the Australian Constitution /Helen Irving. - 1 online resource (vi, 162 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

The constitution does not mean what it says : does the Governor-General really command Australia's troops? -- The constitution does not say what it means : why does Australia have a prime minister? -- The constitution says some things without actually saying them : how is free speech protected in Australia? -- The constitution fails to say things that might be important : who is in charge in a national emergency? -- The constitution says things that contradict each other : can the government govern without the senate?

In this excellent new book, Helen Irving delves into the mystery that is the Australian constitution by discussing the major national debates of recent years. Many people want to understand and take part in the debate about constitutional issues but they face a significant hurdle: the constitution is almost unreadable. It does not mean what it says, and nor does it say what it means. There are many myths in circulation about what the constitution says and as many assumptions about what it does. Helen Irving, one of this country's foremost constitutional experts, puts various constitutional confusions to rest, and invites a general audience into an understanding of the issues that were once reserved for experts.

ISBN: 9780511481307 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

393008
Constitutional law
--Australia.

LC Class. No.: KU1750 / .I78 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 342.9402

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