Terrorism as crime or war: Militarising crime and disrupting the constitutional settlement? Comment on Thomas v Mowbray (2007) 237 ALR 194; 81 ALJR 1414; [2007] HCA 33
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In Thomas v Mowbray (2007) 237 ALR 194; 81 ALJR 1414; [2007] HCA 33, a classic double attack on constitutional grounds was mounted against the imposition of a control order on Joseph (Jack) Thomas under Div 104 of the Criminal Code: first, Ch III arguments about judicial and non-judicial power, and secondly, arguments about lack of legislative power. This comment briefly sets out the Ch III arguments before focusing on the legislative power issues (specifically, whether the defence and external affairs powers support control orders).In Thomas v Mowbray (2007) 237 ALR 194; 81 ALJR 1414; [2007] HCA 33, a classic double attack on constitutional grounds was mounted against the imposition of a control order on Joseph (Jack) Thomas under Div 104 of the Criminal Code: first, Ch III arguments about judicial and non-judicial power, and secondly, arguments about lack of legislative power. This comment briefly sets out the Ch III arguments before focusing on the legislative power issues (specifically, whether the defence and external affairs powers support control orders).
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2008Source title
Public Law ReviewVolume
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