Postgraduate coursework

LAWS6001 - Advanced Constitutional Law

Objectives

Examine in depth the fundamental aspects and tenets of “constitutionalism” in the Australia context, with some comparative analysis.
Examine the evolving notion of parliamentary supremacy from Diceyan orthodoxy to the more recent debates involving leading constitutional scholars in the UK and Australia.
Examine in detail the three main branches of government (Australia, the US and the UK) from a constitutional perspective.

Content

The more precise context of Westminster-based systems: the rule of law; parliamentary sovereignty; judicial review and constitutional rights; separation of powers; federalism; constitutional conventions; the status of common law principles as fundamental constitutional guarantees; specific performance; interim injunctions for reinstatement.

Session

Semester 2 2010
Monday evenings, 6-8pm

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

1 x 7,000 Word Research Essay (100%)

Assumed Knowledge

This unit is only available to candidates who have completed an undergraduate law degree from a recognised Australian university, and having completed the undergraduate compulsory unit, Federal Constitutional Law.

Courses this unit is available in

Sydney Law School