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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806000703321

Autore

Olijnyk Anna

Titolo

The Australian Constitution and National Identity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

9781760465643

176046564X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReillyAlexander

Soggetti

Constitutional law - Australia

National characteristics, Australian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- 1. The Australian Constitution and National Identity -- Part One --   2. The Australian Constitution and Australian National Identity—the Past, the Present and the Possibilities --   3. Constitutional Interpretation and the Australian People --   4. Building National Identity through the Constitution: The Canadian Charter Experience --   5. Eco-Constitutionalism --   6. Activating Australian Citizenship through Constitutional Change: Towards an Inclusive Australian National Identity -- Part Two --   7. Character and Exclusion from the Nation --   8. Alienage and Identity in Australia’s Constitutional Legal History --   9. The Failure of Cosmopolitanism? National Identity, Citizenship and Migration in an Age of Populism --   10. National Identity and Australian Federalism -- Part Three --   11. Indigenous Sovereignty and Constitutional Reform --   12. The Potential Moral Power of a New Australian Constitutional Preamble --   13. Can Citizen Assemblies Make a Difference to Constitutional Reform? Some Lessons from Ireland -- Author Biographies

Sommario/riassunto

This edited collection brings together legal, historical, and political science scholarship. These diverse perspectives reveal a wealth of connections between the Australian Constitution and Australia's national identity.