Table of Contents

1. Foundations I Settlement II Federation III Independence IV Reconciliation 2. Constitutions I Form and Content II Status III Authority IV Constitution and the Common Law 3. Constitutional Review I Framework II Approach III Sources 4. Representative Democracy I Principle II Institutions III Legislative Function IV Political Rights 5. Responsible Government I Principle II Crown III Government IV Power 6. Separation of Judicial Power I Principles II Commonwealth III States IV Rule of Law 7. Federalism I Principle II Power and Authority III Social and Economic Union IV Co-operation 8. Rights and Freedoms I Principle II Beyond the Formal Constitution III Constitutional Rights IV Rights Instruments

About the Author

Cheryl Saunders is a Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is a President Emeritus of the International Association of Constitutional Law and a former President of the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies.