Australian Public Law

by Appleby, Gabrielle; Reilly, Alexander; Grenfell, Laura

• ISBN13: 9780195525656
• ISBN10: 0195525655
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-08-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Australian Public Law 2nd Edition develops a clear theoretical framework for investigating public law. It provides comprehensive coverage of the foundational principles of public law in Australia, and introduces students to the three key institutions of government; the Judiciary, Parliament and Executive. Rather than simply describing the nature and function of these institutions, it discusses them through key issues that arise from their functions; for the parliament, democratic legitimacy and law making, for the executive, power, control and accountability, and for the judiciary, justification for and exercise of its power of review laws and executive action.

Author Biography

Gabrielle Appleby, Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Adelaide,Alexander Reilly, Associate Professor, Law School, University of Adelaide,Laura Grenfell, Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Adelaide

Dr Gabrielle Appleby is a Senior Lecturer at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. Prior to becoming an academic, she spent time working for the Queensland Crown Solicitor and the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office.

Alexander Reilly has been an Associate Professor in the Adelaide Law School since 2008. Previously he held full time academic positions at Murdoch University in Perth, and Macquarie University in Sydney.

Dr Laura Grenfell teaches and researches in public law at the University of Adelaide Law School. She has a particular interest in constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, human rights law and post-conflict justice.