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  • Constitutional Narratives: Constitutional Adjudication on the Religion Clauses in Australia and Malaysia

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    Evans, Carolyn M
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    Evans, Carolyn
    Year published
    2009
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    Abstract
    Constitutions are, in part, a story that a country tells about itself.1 It tells the world that a country is: democratic and rights respecting;2 revolutionary and radical;3 religious and righteous;4 traditionalist and lawyerly. Yet the story is not static and, in most cases, there is not a single story about the broader place and purpose of the constitution. There may be a dominant story at a particular point in time, but there are usually other stories that contest that dominance and, particularly at times of constitutional controversy, may lead to the rise of a new dominant narrative.Constitutions are, in part, a story that a country tells about itself.1 It tells the world that a country is: democratic and rights respecting;2 revolutionary and radical;3 religious and righteous;4 traditionalist and lawyerly. Yet the story is not static and, in most cases, there is not a single story about the broader place and purpose of the constitution. There may be a dominant story at a particular point in time, but there are usually other stories that contest that dominance and, particularly at times of constitutional controversy, may lead to the rise of a new dominant narrative.
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    Journal Title
    Emory International Law Review
    Volume
    23
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    http://law.emory.edu/eilr/index.html
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    © The Authors (2009), Emory International Law Review, Vol. 23 (2), pp. 437-467, 2009. After all reasonable attempts to contact the copyright owner, this work was published in good faith in interests of the digital preservation of academic scholarship. Please contact copyright@griffith.edu.au with any questions or concerns.
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    Law
    constitutional law
    constitutional narrative
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/388761
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