"This article considers the offence of sedition. The offence is of ancient vintage. Over the years its scope has narrowed, but sedition-type offences remain a feature of Australian criminal law. This article considers whether a constitutional challenge against such laws might be successful on the basis of the implied freedom of political communication."
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Gray on "The Offence of Sedition"
USQ School of Law and Justice's Professor Anthony Gray has published a new article titled "The Offense of Sedition: Its History, Its Current Status in Australian and International Law, and Its Constitutionality." The article appears in Volume 47(2) of the Australian Bar Review. According to the abstract:
"This article considers the offence of sedition. The offence is of ancient vintage. Over the years its scope has narrowed, but sedition-type offences remain a feature of Australian criminal law. This article considers whether a constitutional challenge against such laws might be successful on the basis of the implied freedom of political communication."
"This article considers the offence of sedition. The offence is of ancient vintage. Over the years its scope has narrowed, but sedition-type offences remain a feature of Australian criminal law. This article considers whether a constitutional challenge against such laws might be successful on the basis of the implied freedom of political communication."
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