CCCS Seminar: Democracy, Liberty and Displacement of the Prerogative

Tue 08/05/2012

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Speaker:

Mr Ben Saunders

Description:

This seminar will explore the interaction between executive power and statute, by considering the approach the courts take to statutory displacement of the royal prerogative and the Commonwealth’s inherent executive power. A particular focus will be the extent to which courts give weight to contemporary ideals of the rule of law and human rights. It will be argued that, with some notable exceptions, the approach currently taken by the courts is defensible given the variety of circumstances in which displacement arises.

Ben Saunders is a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Law School, and is investigating the definition and regulation of Executive Power in Australia, under an ARC Discovery Project. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, researching representative and responsible government under the Australian Constitution. Prior to starting at the Law School in 2010 Ben was an Associate at M+K Lawyers, practising in corporate, financial services and water law.

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