Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog.
Note: Contents data are machine generated based on pre-publication provided by the publisher. Contents may have variations from the printed book or be incomplete or contain other coding.
Contents Abbreviations xv Table of Cases xvi Table of Legislation xxviii Overseas Statues xxix Statutory Instruments xxx 1. Introduction 1 Constitutional continuity and constitutional independence 1 Sovereignty and legal system 2 Rule of law and constitutional continuity: disguised revolutions and popular acceptance 4 Having the constitutional cake and eating it too: sovereignty and legal system reconsidered 7 An alternative account 8 Puzzles regarding legal systems 11 Why reconsider constitutional independence in the Commonwealth? 15 The structure of this book 18 I. THE IMPERIAL CONSTITUTION 2. The Imperial Dominions 27 Acquisition of sovereignty and 'reception' of English Law 27 Self-government and Imperial law 33 The nature of the Dominions' ongoing subordination 42 Balfour and the Statute of Westminster 47 Gradual acquisition of judicial independence 50 3. Parliamentary Sovereignty in the Empire and Commonwealth: Dicey's Dominions and Dogmas 54 Parliamentary sovereignty personified: Albert Venn Dicey 55 Constitutional orthodoxy in university and government: James Bryce 61 British writing on sovereignty before and after Balfour and the Statute of Westminster: Arthur Berriedale Keith 65 Leading cases on parliamentary sovereignty in the 1930s 70 4. Theories Of Parliamentary Sovereignty After 1931: New and Revised 76 New thinking about parliamentary sovereignty in the twentieth century 76 The 'new view' of parliamentary sovereignty: Ivor Jennings 80 First signs of a 'revised view' of parliamentary sovereignty: R.T.E. Latham 85 The orthodox theory of parliamentary sovereignty restored: H.W.R. Wade 92 Parliamentary sovereignty and Commonwealth independence: Geoffrey Marshall and K. C. Wheare 95 II. CONSTITUTION TO INDEPENDENCE 5. Canada I: Confederation and the Imperial Theory 111 Confederation and the absence of a general procedure for constitutional amendment 111 The 'Imperial' and 'Independence' theories 115 The Imperial theory takes hold 120 The Imperial theory after the Statute of Westminster 124 The Imperial theory and the ongoing search for a Canadian amending formula 129 6. Canada II: An Independent Constitutional Theory 135 The 'Independence' theory 135 The Independence theory from Confederation to the Statute of Westminster 138 The Independence theory after the Statute of Westminster 143 The Independence theory developed 147 The Independence theory prior to patriation 152 Popular sovereignty considered 155 7. Canada III: The Patriation Reference 160 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the Supreme Court of Canada 160 Challenge to the patriation process in the courts 162 The Imperial theory in the Patriation Reference 165 The Independence theory in the Patriation Reference 176 The aftermath of the Patriation Reference 179 8. New Zealand: Waitangi, Westminster and Wellington 185 Early Constitutional arrangements in New Zealand 185 Balfour, Westminster and beyond 188 New Zealand understandings of the adoption of the Statute of Westminster 191 The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1973 (NZ) and the Constitution Act 1986 (NZ) 197 9. Australia I: Colonies, Conventions and the Constitution 202 Early constitutional arrangements 202 The Conventions and the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900 (Imp.) 205 Australian constitutional understandings prior to the Statute of Westminster, 1931 210 Balfour, Westminster and adoption debates 216 10. Australia II: Westminster to Canberra 221 Australian constitutional understandings after 1931: Owen Dixon 221 Australian constitutional understandings after 1931: W. Anstey Wynes 230 Contemplating constitutional independence: the view from the courts 233 Anticipating constitutional independence in the lead-up to 1986 239 Achieving constitutional independence: the Australia Acts 1986 243 III. CONSTITUTIONAL INDEPENDENCE 11. Legal Continuity or Disguised Revolution? 251 Explaining constitutional independence 251 Canada: the resurgence of the Independence theory 252 New Zealand: a disguised revolution? 260 Australia: Imperial sovereignty and popular sovereignty-academic writing 265 Australia: Imperial sovereignty and popular sovereignty-the High Court 278 12. Theoretical Approaches to Sovereignty and Legal Systems 285 Sovereignty of parliament revisited 286 General theories of law and legal system: Kelsen and Hart 291 The possibility of self-embracing laws 295 Continuity and legal systems 297 Change in the ultimate rule of recognition 301 Monist and pluralist perspectives relating to legal system 310 Summary 311 13. Constitutional Continuity and Constitutional Independence 315 New constitutional foundations 315 Canada: amending the amending formula 316 New Zealand's ultimate rule of recognition: cutting the Imperial link strand by strand 323 Australia: sovereignty of parliament and sovereignty of the people 328 14. Conclusion 337 'Normal' constitutional development and 'micro' analysis; sovereignty 338 Choosing between continuing and self-embracing sovereignty: the inadequacy of legal reasons 339 'Normal' constitutional development and 'macro' analysis: legal system 342 The development of constitutional theory in Australia, Canada and New Zealand 344 The importance of constitutional theory 349 Bibliography 351 Index 00
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Constitutional law -- Australia.
Constitutional law -- Canada.
Constitutional law -- New Zealand.