Judicialization of Politics: The Interplay of Institutional Structure, Legal Doctrine, and Politics on the High Court of Australia

by Reginald S Sheehan, Rebecca Gill, Kirk Randazzo

This book examines the judicialization of politics in the High Court of Australia. The authors argue it is the interplay of institutional structures, a growing concern for individual rights, and the willingness of the justices to engage in purposive policymaking that lead the court to engage in judicial politics. The High Court of Australia underwent a significant structural change in its jurisdiction at about the same time that it was also experiencing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611632072
• ISBN13: 9781611632071
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.