Emergency Powers in Australia
eBook - PDF

Emergency Powers in Australia

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

About this book

Democratic countries, such as Australia, face the dilemma of preserving public and national security without sacrificing fundamental freedoms. In the context where the rule of law is an underlying assumption of the constitutional framework, Emergency Powers in Australia provides a succinct analysis of the sorts of emergency which have been experienced in Australia and an evaluation of the legal weapons available to the authorities to cope with these emergencies. It analyses the scope of the defence power to determine the constitutionality of federal legislation to deal with wartime crises and the 'war' on terrorism, the extent of the executive power and its relationship to the prerogative, the deployment of the defence forces in aid of the civil power, the statutory frameworks regulating the responses to civil unrest, and natural disasters. The role of the courts when faced with challenges to the invocation of emergency powers is explained and analysed.

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Yes, you can access Emergency Powers in Australia by H. P. Lee,Michael W. R. Adams,Colin Campbell,Patrick Emerton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Public Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Edition
2
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Public Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Notes on Authors
  8. Cases
  9. Statutes
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. 2 The Defence Power
  12. 3 The Executive, the Prerogative and Emergencies
  13. 4 Maintenance of Public Order
  14. 5 Public Safety and the War on Terror
  15. 6 Civil Emergencies and Special Powers Legislation
  16. 7 Military Aid to the Civil Power
  17. 8 The Judiciary and Emergency Powers
  18. 9 Conclusion
  19. Index