Issues in Australian constitutional law : tributes to Professor Leslie Zines, volume 2 / edited by John Griffiths and James Stellios ; foreword Sir Anthony Mason.

Alexandria, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2024.

1st edition

201752

Zines, Leslie.

Australia. -- Constitution.

Courts -- Australia.

COVID-19 (Disease) -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Epidemics -- Government policy -- Australia.

Judicial power -- Australia.

Constitutional law -- Australia.

1. Commonwealth-state relations and COVID-19

2. COVID-19: the individual and the constitution

3. The nationhood power during COVID-19 - the relevance of proportionality and changing facts

4. Review of non-statutory government action

5. Injunctions in public law

6. The Melbourne corporation doctrine - some unresolved questions.

This collection of essays and commentaries is the second volume in a series which brings together many of Australia’s leading authorities on Australian constitutional law to pay tribute to Professor Zines’ enduring legacy. A number of the essays address constitutional aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, while other subjects addressed include: non-statutory executive power; the use of injunctions in public law; and unresolved aspects of the Melbourne Corporation doctrine. Contributors include a number of current and former judges, leading scholars, leading counsel, renowned journalists, and the Solicitor-General of Australia. The book will be an invaluable resource for those who need a sophisticated understanding of recent developments and controversies in Australian constitutional law. - Publisher's website.

This text is volumes two. First volume titled as "Current issues in Australian constitutional law : tributes to Professor Leslie Zines" published in 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781760025007

xxiv, 237 pages ; 25 cm