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Judging democracy : the new politics of the High Court of Australia

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" 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
Print Book, English, 2000
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 2000
xi, 214 pages ; 24 cm.
9780521773454, 9780521774284, 0521773458, 0521774284
44089205
1. The new politics of the High Court
2. Politics of interpretation
3. Politics of right
4. Democracy and citizenship
5. Native title and the High Court
6. Separation of powers
7. Judging democracy