The Small Brown Bird: Values, Aspirations and the Australian Constitution’

International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 60-79, 2016

U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 724

Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/01

19 Pages Posted: 15 Dec 2015 Last revised: 15 Jul 2020

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Adrienne Stone

University of Melbourne - Law School

Elisa Arcioni

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Date Written: November 25, 2015

Abstract

This article, a contribution to a Symposium on Australasian Constitutionalism, addresses the disinclination of Australians to treat their Constitution as a source of shared values or aspirations. In this article the authors argue that there is, nonetheless, a meaningful way that the Australian Constitution articulates the values of the Australian people. Moreover, it is argued that recent movements for constitutional reform suggest a shift in Australian constitutional culture towards an acceptance that the Constitution does and should define the values of the Australian people.

Keywords: Constitutional Law; Australia

JEL Classification: K19, K39

Suggested Citation

Stone, Adrienne and Arcioni, Elisa, The Small Brown Bird: Values, Aspirations and the Australian Constitution’ (November 25, 2015). International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 60-79, 2016, U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 724, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/01, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2695650 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2695650

Adrienne Stone (Contact Author)

University of Melbourne - Law School ( email )

University Square
185 Pelham Street, Carlton
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Elisa Arcioni

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

New Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

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