HD 2020 PUBLIC LAW NOTES (NB: Marker feedback: one of the best responses for Midterm)

Description

Comprehensive notes for LAWS1141. Contains everything you need to know to thoroughly engage with the ENTIRE course. I used these notes to write 'one of the best responses' the marker read for my Mid-Term. Contains the following topics: - Constitutionalism - The Rule of Law - Separation of Powers - Westminster System - US System - Australia's constitutional hybrid - Australia's Path to Federation - Australian Federalism - Popular sovereignty - Statutory Interpretation - Principle of Legality - Presumption against Retrospectivity - Indigenous People and the Constitution - Sovereignty and self-determination - Treaty making - Aboriginal people and the Electoral Franchise - the 1967 Referendum and the Races Power - Reform for constitutional recognition - Powers and Functions of the Legislature - Parliamentary privilege - Eligibility to be elected into Parliament - Judicial review of the legislature - Voting at Federal Elections - Express and Implied Right to vote - History and Composition of the Executive - Powers of the Executive - Mechanisms by which the Executive is held to account - Responsible Government - History and overview of the Judiciary - Composition of the Judiciary - Judicial Appointments - Judicial Accountability - Separation of Judicial Power - What is Judicial Power - Boilmaker's Principle - Persona Designata - Incompatibility Rule - Powers of the State Legislature - Human Rights - Bills and Charters of Rights - Constitutional Amendment on the federal level - Constitutional Amendment on the state level - Australia's last referendum - Manner and form requirement Happy studying!