Helen Irving

Five Things to Know about the Australian Constitution

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this excellent new book by Helen Irving, your questions about Australia's constitution are answered.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 225g
• ISBN-13: 9780521603706
• ISBN-10: 0521603706
• Artikelnr.: 21043606

Autorenporträt

Helen penned this children's book 26 years ago as a song for her youngest child. A mother of five and now grandmother of seven, Helen has sung this song to all her grandchildren. Prompted by her late sister to send it to a publisher, her dream to become a published author has been realized.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Constitution does not mean what it says
2. The Constitution does not say what it means
3. The Constitution says some things without actually saying them
4. The Constitution fails to say things that might be important
5. The Constitution says things that contradict each other
Conclusion: The Constitution could say what it means and mean what it says (if we wanted it to)
Appendix: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia.