Subsidiarity and Federalism: A Case Study of the Australian Constitution and Its Interpretation

Ius Gentium

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 185-205

  Evans, Michelle ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian federation; Constitutional reform; Decentralisation; Federal balance; Government; High Court; Subsidiarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955204526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22149902     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8810-6_10     Document Type: Chapter

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