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Constitutional Reform as a Remedy for Political Disenchantment in Australia = The Discussion We Need /

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Title/Author:	Constitutional Reform as a Remedy for Political Disenchantment in Australia/ by Bede Harris.
Reminder of title:	The Discussion We Need /
Author:	Harris, Bede.
Description:	XXI, 267 p. 6 illus.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Elections. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3599-4
ISBN:	9789811535994

Constitutional Reform as a Remedy for Political Disenchantment in Australia = The Discussion We Need /
Harris, Bede.

Constitutional Reform as a Remedy for Political Disenchantment in AustraliaThe Discussion We Need /[electronic resource] :by Bede Harris. - 1st ed. 2020. - XXI, 267 p. 6 illus.online resource.

Chapter 1 – Politics and public disillusionment -- Chapter 2 – A question of values -- Chapter 3 – Our current Constitution -- Chapter 4 – Democracy -- Chapter 5 – What are ‘rights’ and where do they come from? -- Chapter 6 – What a bill of rights should contain -- Chapter 7 – Holding the government to account -- Chapter 8 – Federalism and the efficiency deficit -- Chapter 9 – Indigenous people and the constitution -- Chapter 10 – An Australian republic -- Chapter 11 – Access to constitutional justice -- Chapter 12 – Reform strategies and civics education -- Appendix – A draft new constitution -- Index.

The central argument of this book explores the disillusionment that Australians feel with regard to the way politics is conducted. The book explores causes of that disillusionment, and argues that because these are ultimately traceable to defects in the constitution, it is only through constitutional reform that government can be improved. This book argues that the current approach to constitutional debate suffers from the flaw of being anti-theoretical, in the sense that it is not grounded in any set of values, and is afflicted by a tendency to consider practical objections to reform before considering the moral case for it. This book argues that instead of accepting the constitution as it is, it is time we began to discuss how it ought to be, taking human dignity as the fundamental value upon which a constitution should be based. It then puts the case for change in a number of areas, including reform of the electoral system, enhanced parliamentary scrutiny of the executive, the inclusion in the constitution of a full bill of rights, the abolition of the federal system, realisation of the rights of Indigenous people, codification of constitutional conventions either in conjunction with or separately from an Australian republic, reform of the rules of standing in constitutional matters and, finally, the need to improve civics education. This book is designed to be provocative in the way that it directly challenges current academic orthodoxy. This book also outlines a proposed draft new constitution. This book will be of interest to anyone who is concerned about how Australia is governed and why it has been so difficult to achieve constitutional reform.

ISBN: 9789811535994

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-15-3599-4doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

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Elections.

LC Class. No.: JF1001-1048.52

Dewey Class. No.: 324.6

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