The constitution of independence : the development of constitutional theory in Austraila, Canada and New Zealand / Peter C. Oliver.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Constitutional history -- Australia.

Constitutional history -- Canada.

Constitutional history -- New Zealand.

Constitutional law -- Australia.

Constitutional law -- Canada.

Constitutional law -- New Zealand.

1. Introduction

1. The imperial constitution: 2. The imperial dominions

3. Parliamentary sovereignty in the empire and Commonwealth: Dicey's dominions and dogmas

4. Theories of parliamentary sovereignty after 1931: new and revised

2. Constitution to independence: 5. Canada 1: confederation and the imperial theory

6. Canada 2: an independent constitutional theory

7. Canada 3. The patriation reference

8. New Zealand: Waitangi, Westminster and Wellington

9. Australia 1: colonies, conventions and the constitution

10. Australia 2: Westminster to Canberra

3. Constitutional independence: 11. Legal continuity or disguised revolution?

12. Theoretical approaches to sovereignty and legal system

13. Constitutional continuity and constitutional independence --14. Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-362) and index.

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xx, 367 p.