Lael K. Weis

Melbourne Law School

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria 3010

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

10

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1,432

SSRN CITATIONS

2

CROSSREF CITATIONS

3

Scholarly Papers (10)

1.

Constitutional Directive Principles

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Jul 2017
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 378 (122,103)
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directive principles, directive principles of social policy, directed legislation, constitutional law, constitutional theory

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Positive and Negative Constitutionalism and the Limits of Universalism: A Review Essay

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (Forthcoming), U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 943
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2021
Adrienne Stone and Lael K. Weis
University of Melbourne - Law School and Melbourne Law School
Downloads 281 (167,796)

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constitutional theory, constitutionalism, positive constitutionalism, negative constitutionalism, NW Barber

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Originalism and Constitutional Amendment

Chapman Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
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constitutional theory, constitutional amendment, constitutional interpretation, originalism

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Environmental Constitutionalism: Aspiration or Transformation?

International Journal of Constitutional Law (2018), vol 16 no 3, 836-870
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Oct 2019
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 148 (301,436)

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constitutional law, environmental constitutional law, environmental rights, constitutional rights, directive principles, judicial review

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What Comparativism Tells Us about Originalism

International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Forthcoming), U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 649
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2018
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 114 (367,047)

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comparative constitutional law, originalism

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Constitutional Amendment Rules and Interpretive Fidelity to Democracy

Melbourne Univeristy Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2014, U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 684
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 31 May 2014
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 79 (464,913)

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formalism, democracy, constitutional interpretation, constitutional amendment

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Legislative Constitutional Baselines

(2019) 41(4) Sydney Law Review 481, U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 874
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2020
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 76 (475,417)

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constitutional law, interpretation, judicial reasoning, constitutional theory, legislation

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'On Just Terms', Revisited

Federal Law Review (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Jul 2017
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 49 (589,377)

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s 51(xxxi), acquisition of property, expropriation of property, just terms, Australian constitutional law, constitutional property rights

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The Protection of Property Under the Australian Constitution

The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Mar 2018
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 47 (599,642)

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expropriation, property rights, High Court of Australia, Australian constitutional law, constitutional property rights

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Constitutionally Conforming Interpretation in Australia

Matthias Klatt (ed), vol 1 Constitutionally Conforming Interpretation: Comparative Perspectives (Hart 2022), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Aug 2022
Lael K. Weis
Melbourne Law School
Downloads 45 (610,214)

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statutory interpretation, constitutional interpretation, presumption of constitutional validity, avoidance of constitutional questions, principle of legality