The Problem of Applying Foreign Law under Section 44(i) of the Constitution
Dual citizens are ineligible to sit in the Federal Parliament by virtue of section 44(i) of the Australian Constitution. In 2017 in Re Canavan, the High Court took a strict interpretation of that section, meaning that dual citizens are ineligible regardless of whether they have any knowledge of thei...
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| Language: | English |
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Bond University
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| Series: | Bond Law Review |
| Online Access: | http://blr.scholasticahq.com/article/7722-the-problem-of-applying-foreign-law-under-section-44-i-of-the-constitution.pdf |