Calling out the troops : the Australian military and civil unrest : the legal and constitutional issues / Michael Head.

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2009.

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Australia. -- Army -- Civil functions.

Military law -- Australia.

Civil-military relations -- Australia.

Implied powers (Constitutional law) -- Australia.

Australia -- Defences -- Law and legislation.

Australia -- Politics and government.

Part One. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part Two. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part Three. 11. The context

Domestic violence and calling out the troops

The historical background

The constitutional framework: a civil/military demarcation

Australia's expanding militaty deployments

Probing the details

The military call-out legislation

Executive power and the governor-general's role

The military and the police

Constitutional doubts and debates

Legal uncertainties

Civilian jurisdiction or military justice?

Conclusions

Global trends and democratic implications.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781862877092

vii, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm