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  • Indigenous Peoples and Constitutional Reform in Australia

    Beyond Mere Recognition

    by Bede Harris ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book examines whether Australia’s constitution should be reformed so as to enable the country to fulfil its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which it ratified in 2009. The book surveys the history of the constitutional status of Australia’s Indigenous peoples from the time of colonisation through to the current debate on ‘Indigenous ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Constitutional Reform as a Remedy for Political Disenchantment in Australia

    The Discussion We Need

    by Bede Harris ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The central argument of this book explores the disillusionment that Australians feel with regard to the way politics is conducted. The book explores causes of that disillusionment, and argues that because these are ultimately traceable to defects in the constitution, it is only through constitutional reform that government can be improved.This book argues that the current approach to ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • A New Constitution for Australia

    by Bede Harris ...
    First published in 2002. The last hundred years have seen many social changes in Australia. The many shortcomings in Australias Constitution have been exposed,leading to the current debate on an Australian republic. ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • 1867

    How the Fathers Made a Deal

    by Christopher Moore ...
    “In the 1860s, western alienation began at Yonge Street, and George Brown was the Preston Manning of the day.” So begins Christopher Moore’s fascinating 1990s look at the messy, dramatic, crisis-ridden process that brought Canada into being – and at the politicians, no more lovable or united than our own, who, against all odds, managed to forge a deal that worked.From the first chapter, he turns a ... Read more

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  • The Canadian Regime

    An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, Seventh Edition

    by Patrick Malcolmson, Richard Myers, Gerald Baier, Tom Bateman ...
    Using a traditional historical-institutional approach, The Canadian Regime introduces students to the idea of the regime, which is a lens through which they can see how institutions interact with the basic principles of the political order. The authors explain how the Canadian liberal democratic regime was founded on the fundamental principles of liberty, equality, and consent and discuss the ways ... Read more

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  • The Canadian Constitution

    by Adam Dodek ...
    **THE HILL TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF 2024A fully updated edition of the first-ever primer on Canada’s Constitution — for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land.**The Canadian Constitution makes Canada’s Constitution readily accessible to readers. It includes the complete text of the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1982, accompanied by an explanation of what each section means, along ... Read more

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  • Constitutional Odyssey

    Can Canadians Become a Sovereign People?, Third Edition

    by Peter H. Russell ...
    Constitutional Odyssey is an account of the politics of making and changing Canada's constitution from Confederation to the present day. Peter H. Russell frames his analysis around two contrasting constitutional philosophies – Edmund Burke's conception of the constitution as a set of laws and practices incrementally adapting to changing needs and societal differences, and John Locke's ideal of a ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • Federalism and the Constitution of Canada

    by David E. Smith ...
    The Canadian system of federalism divides the power to govern between the central federal parliament and the provincial and territorial legislative assemblies. In what can be seen as a double federation, power is also divided culturally, between English and French Canada. The divisions of power and responsibility, however, have not remained static since 1867. The federal language regime (1969), ... Read more

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  • The Foundations of Australian Public Law

    State, Power, Accountability

    by Anthony J. Connolly ...
    In The Foundations of Australian Public Law, Anthony J. Connolly brings together the two traditionally discrete areas of constitutional and administrative law to present Australian public law as a single, integrated body. Exploring the themes of state, power and accountability in Australia, the text also makes reference to the law of international jurisdictions, where students are informed by ... Read more

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  • Everything You Need to Know About the Voice

    by Megan Davis, George Williams ...
    Australians will soon be faced with an important choice. Will they vote Yes to change our nation' s Constitution to introduce an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice? Or will they vote No and bring the recognition process to a halt and, along with it, the aspirations of an overwhelming number of Australia' s first peoples? The stakes could not be higher. In late 2023 Australians will vote ... Read more

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  • The Right Relationship

    Reimagining the Implementation of Historical Treaties

    Edited by John Borrows, Michael Coyle ...
    The relationship between Canada’s Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government is one that has increasingly come to the fore. Numerous tragic incidents and a legacy of historical negligence combined with more vehement calls for action is forcing a reconsideration of the relationship between the federal government and Indigenous nations.In The Right Relationship,John Borrows and Michael Coyle ... Read more

    $45.89 USD