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The Responsibilities Of The United Kingdom Parliament And Government Under The Australian Constitution, John M. Finnis
The Responsibilities Of The United Kingdom Parliament And Government Under The Australian Constitution, John M. Finnis
Journal Articles
Arguing that the United Kingdom retained constitutioanl duties to Australia following that country's independence.
Separation Of Powers In The Australian Constitution, John M. Finnis
Separation Of Powers In The Australian Constitution, John M. Finnis
Journal Articles
Even those who regret it accept that the founders of the Australian Constitution "beyond question" intended the separation of powers now required by the Boilermakers' Case . This article seeks first to show that the arguments advanced to prove the alleged intention are no more probative -than the draftsman's literary arrangement which has prompted the accepted view of constitutional history; and second, to discuss the proper strategy of approach to the historical record on these matters.
A Missing Link In The Evolution Of Due Process, Wallace Mendelson
A Missing Link In The Evolution Of Due Process, Wallace Mendelson
Vanderbilt Law Review
On the eve of the American Revolution, Blackstone could comment that "so great.., is the regard of the [English] law for private property ... it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community."' A similar concern for proprietary interests soon found expression on this side of the Atlantic in what Professor Corwin has called "The Basic Doctrine of American Constitutional Law"; namely, the "doctrine of vested interests." The general purport of this concept was that "the effect of legislation on existing property rights was a primary test of its …
Corwin: The "Higher Law" Background Of American Constitutional Law, Charles M. Whelan S.J.
Corwin: The "Higher Law" Background Of American Constitutional Law, Charles M. Whelan S.J.
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The "Higher Law" Background of American Constitutional Law. By Edward S. Corwin.