Constitutional Law Subject Guide

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:

• Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. - REF K 211 .K1 BUT 2004
• Halsbury's Laws of Australia -  REF K 218 .K1 HAL 1991/Online version through LexisNexis AU
• Queensland Law Handbook  - REF K 218 .K2Q QUE 2002

Books:

Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

• Australian constitutional law: materials and commentary/Peter Hanks, Patrick Keyzer, Jennifer Clarke - KM 76.Z2 HAN 2004
• Essential Constitutional law/Bede Harris - KM 76 HAR 2004
• Lumb & Moens' The constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia annotated/Gabriel Moens, John Trone -  KM 76 LUM 2001
• Australian constitutional law & theory: commentary and materials (3rd Ed.)/Tony Blackshield, George Williams.  - KM 76.Z2 BLA 2002
• Federal constitutional law: an introduction (2nd Ed.)/Keven Booker, Arthur Glass, Robert Watt. - KM 76 BOO 1998
• Constitutional law/Patrick Keyzer - KM 76 KEY 1998

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:

• KM 32 .K1 - Australia - Constitution
• KM 53 - Australia - Constitutional Law
• KM 76 - Constitutional Law - Australia

Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

• AGIS PLUS Text  - Attorney General's Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information
• Lexis - United States, International and Australian legislation and case law
• Westlaw - Worldwide coverage of primary and secondary sources and includes Australian Case Law and legislation.

Journals:

Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:

• Constitutional law & policy review (1998 - )  - KM 76.001 CON
• Public law review (1990 - ) - KM 26.001 PUB
• Federal law review (1964 - ) - KL 26.001  FED

Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources. .

• Australian Constitution - The Australian Constitution
• Constitutional Law (AustLII) - Comprehensive set of links on Australian constiutional law provided by AustLII
• Constitutional Law (part of the WebLaw project) - Australian constitutional law online resources

Other Resources:

Other resources are available for some subject areas. Try these publications:

• The Australian Constitution, as altered to 30 April 1991 - KM 32 .K1 AUS 1991