Table of Contents

Part I Executive Power in Australia
1. Introduction
2. The Executive Power of the Commonwealth
Part II The Scope of the Nationhood Power
3. The Development of the Nationhood Power in the Australian Case Law
4. The Nationhood Power and the Use of the Armed Forces During Emergencies
5. The Nationhood Power and Border Protection
Part III Limitations on the Nationhood Power
6. Federalism as a Limit on the Nationhood Power
7. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

The first comprehensive study of the nature and scope of the nationhood power. It considers the debate on the relationship between the legislative and executive branches in parliamentary systems of government.

About the Author

Peta Stephenson is Lecturer at the School of Law at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.