Comprehensive Constitutional Law Notes – Full Course Summary

Description

Weeks covered: 12 weeks (complete semester) Lectures covered: All Monash Constitutional Law lectures and tutorials Readings covered: Prescribed textbook chapters, lecture slides, tutorial materials, and all major High Court cases Topics covered: All topics from week 1-12, however here are some topics to list: Constitutional foundations (rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty, responsible and representative government – Communist Party Case, Plaintiff S157/2002) Responsible government, bicameralism, and conventions Federalism and legislative powers (ss 51–52, s 92, Trethowan) Separation of powers (Boilermakers’ Case, judicial independence) Path to independence (Colonial Laws Validity Act, Statute of Westminster, Australia Acts 1986) Implied freedoms and limitations (Lange, McCloy, Clubb) Why it’s useful: Thorough, lecture-based notes written to explain rather than summarise. Each topic links principles to sections and cases, making it easy to revise the full unit or catch up before exams.