Tools
Subject Guides
Consitutional Law
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 |
| 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 in full provided by Scaleplus |
| 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 |