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Emergency Powers in Australia 2nd Edition

Emergency Powers in Australia 2nd Edition

Name: Emergency Powers in Australia 2nd Edition
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107166530
Price: 1097.07 HKD
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Author: Hoong Phun Lee; Michael W. R. Adams; Colin Campbell; Patrick Emerton
ISBN: 9781107166530

Edited by Hoong Phun Lee · Michael W. R. Adams · Colin Campbell · Patrick Emerton

Cambridge University Press November 2018

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ISBN-13: 9781107166530
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

1. Introduction

2. The Defence Power

3. The Executive, the Prerogative and Emergencies

4. Maintenance of Public Order

5. Public Safety and the War on Terror

6. Civil Emergencies and Special Powers Legislation

7. Military Aid to the Civil Power

8. The Judiciary and Emergency Powers

9. Conclusion

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