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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introducing Australian Public Law -- ch. 1 The Idea of Public Law -- Introduction -- The predominance of states -- Sovereignty and the origin of law's authority -- The nature of law -- The breadth of public law -- The rule of law -- The values underpinning publ...

Contents note continued: Australian Parliaments -- Parliamentary privileges -- Parliamentary sovereignty -- Legislative power in the Australian federation -- The relationship between the houses of Parliament -- Parliament and the Executive: the quest for control -- Parliamentary committees -- Conclu...

Contents note continued: Rights, freedoms and implied guarantees -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Judicial Review and the Rule of Law -- Introduction -- Judicial review -- The constitutional entrenchment of judicial review -- Adapting foundational principles -- The relevance of policy and rights consideration...

Contents note continued: Introduction: complacency and misinformation -- The national emergence of rights -- The international emergence of rights -- Human rights at the federal level -- Emerging human rights jurisprudence -- The Victorian Charter: a case study -- Current national debate and recomme...