Federal constitutions and international relations / John Trone.

St. Lucia, Qld. : Univ of Queensland Pr, 2001.

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Federal government -- Australia.

Federal constitutions.

International relations.

International law.

Treaties.

Australia -- Foreign relations -- Law and legislation.

1. Introduction

2. International law and domestic legal incapacity to give effect to treaty obligations

3. 'Original intentions'

4. The Role of subnational governments in foreign relations

5. The Domestic legal status of treaties

6. Fragmented treaty implementation in federal states

7. Unified treaty implementation in federal states

8. Constitutional guarantees

9. Conformity requirements

10. Conclusions.

Includes index.

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