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• Biography/ Background

  John Williams joined the Adelaide Law School in 1997 as a lecturer having completed his doctorate at the Law Program, Research School of Social Sciences at the 杏吧直播n National 杏吧直播. Prior to his appointment as Professor in Law in 2006 he was a Reader at the 杏吧直播n National 杏吧直播 (2004-2005) and a Senior Lecturer (1999-2003) and Lecturer (1997-1998) at the Adelaide Law School. He has held visiting positions at the 杏吧直播 of Victoria, BC (2007), the 杏吧直播 of Cape Town (2001) and was the Menzies Foundation Fellow at Kings College London (2002).

  John’s main research interest is public law and in particular 杏吧直播n constitutional law, The High Court of 杏吧直播, comparative constitutional law, federalism and legal history. In recent times he has developed his research to investigate water law and the regulation of the Murray-Darling.  He has held a number of 杏吧直播n Research Council and national competitive grants.

  He has been co-editor and founder of the New Federalist, and editor of the 杏吧直播n Journal of Legal History (now Legal History) and the Adelaide Law Review. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Legal History.

  John is a member of a number of academic and government committees including the National Archives Advisory Council, Vice-President of the 杏吧直播n Association of Constitutional Law, and the advisory committee of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas and chairs the South 杏吧直播n Fulbright Committee. He has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Don Dunstan Foundation and UniBooks Pty Ltd. Since 2009 he has been a consultant to the Good Offices Mission as part of the United Nations peace process in Cyprus.

  In 2001 he was awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal.

• Research Interests

  My current research interests are in the areas of public law and legal history. In particular I am interested in the history of federation and the theoretical assumptions in the 杏吧直播n Constitution such as republican theory. A continuing interest is constitutional reform at both the State and Federal level. Increasingly I am interested in issues of water management and the regulatory framework in 杏吧直播.

• Publications

  Books

  Public Sentinels: A Comparative Study of 杏吧直播n Solicitors-General (with Patrick Keyzer and Gabrielle Appleby editors), Ashgate Publishing (2014).

  The 杏吧直播n Constitution: A Documentary History, Melbourne 杏吧直播 Press (2005).

  Peace, Order and Good Government: Constitutional and Parliamentary Reform (with Clem Macintyre editor), Wakefield Press, (2003).

  Intention in Law and Philosophy (with Ngaire Naffine and Rosemary Owens editors), Ashgate (2001).

  Manning Clark and the Ideal of De Tocqueville (with Dymphna Clark, David Headon editors), Melbourne 杏吧直播 Press (2000).

  Makers of Miracles: The Cast of the Federal Story (with David Headon editors), Melbourne 杏吧直播 Press (2000)

  Refereed Articles

  'Book Review - Failing Law Schools' (2013) 34(1) Adelaide Law Review 217-221

  'A New Coat of Paint: Law and Order and the Refurbishment of Kable' (with Gabrielle Appleby) (2012)  Federal Law Review Volume 40 1-30.

  'Can the High Court save the Murray River?' (with Adam Webster) (2012) 29/4 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 281-296.

  ‘The Drafting of the Commonwealth Constitution’ (2011) 6(1/2) Public Policy 9-18.

  “‘Advisory Opinions: ‘A Well-Covered Harbour’” 22 Bond Law Review (2010) 169-186.

  ‘Section 100 and State Water Rights’ (with Adam Webster) (2010) 21 Public Law Review 267-284.

  ‘A Tale of Two Clerks: When are Appropriations Appropriate in the Senate?’ (with Gabrielle Appleby) (2009) Public Law Review 194-213.

  ‘Appointing 杏吧直播n Judges: A New Model’ (with Simon Evans) (2008) 30 Sydney Law Review 294-327.

  ‘The Constitution and the Workplace Relations Act 1996’ (2006) 16(2) Economic and Law Relations Review 61-84.

  ‘Lost Opportunities and Political Barriers on the Road to Constitutional Reform in South 杏吧直播’ (with Clement Macintyre) (2005) 20(1) Australasian Parliamentary Review 103-116.

  ‘The High Court and 杏吧直播n Federalism’ (with B Selway) (2005) 35 Publius: The Journal of Federalism 467-88.

  ‘Postcards from the Centenary’ (2001) 8 The New Federalist: The Journal of 杏吧直播n Federation History 3-9.

  ‘Anyone But Parkes’ (2001) 8 The New Federalist: The Journal of 杏吧直播n Federation History 31-2.

  ‘Down and Out in Sydney and Melbourne: The Webbs in 杏吧直播’ (2000) 5 The New Federalist: The Journal of 杏吧直播n Federation History 55-61.

  ‘Shaking Hands with the New Chief Justice’ (1999) 4 The New Federalist: The Journal of 杏吧直播n Federation History 37-44.

  “‘The Best Fitted…[with] the Greatest Right’: Sydney as the Federal Capital’ (with H Irving) (1999) 3 The New Federalist: The Journal of 杏吧直播n Federation History 14-21.

  “‘Come in Spinner’: Section 90 of the Constitution and the Future of State Government Finances” (1999) 21 The Sydney Law Review 627-655. A version of the paper was also published by the Adelaide Law School (1997) 116 Continuing Legal Education Papers 1-25.

  ‘The Republican Preamble: Back to the Drawing Board?’ (1999) 10 Public Law Review 69-73.

  ‘A Toast to Absent Friends’ (1998) 1 The New Federalist: The Journal of 杏吧直播n Federation History 23-28.

  ‘Faith, Hope and Self-Interest: The President in the Future Republic’ (1998) 4 杏吧直播 of New South Wales Law Forum 22-25. Reproduced in (1998) 21 The 杏吧直播 of New South Wales Law Journal 897-902.

  ‘Do Not Go Gently into that Good Right: The First Amendment in the High Court of 杏吧直播’ (With Gerald Rosenberg, Department of Political Science and Law School, 杏吧直播 of Chicago) 1997 Supreme Court Review 439-95.

  ‘The Perils of Inclusion: The Constitution and the Race Power’ (With John Bradsen, Law School, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide) (1997) 19 Adelaide Law Review 95-142.

  ‘Revitalising the Republic: Lionel Murphy and 杏吧直播’s Republican Heritage’ (1997) 8 Public Law Review 27-44.

  ‘Comment: Re-Thinking Advisory Opinions’ (1996) 7 Public Law Review 205-8.

  ‘Race, Citizenship and the Formation of the 杏吧直播n Constitution’ (1996) 42 杏吧直播n Journal of Politics and History 10-23.

  ‘With Our Eyes Open: Andrew Inglis Clark and Our Republican Tradition’ (1995) 23(2) Federal Law Review 149-79.

  Book Chapters, Articles and Monographs

  'Law and Order' in J. Spoehr (ed), State of South 杏吧直播: Turbulent Times (with Gabrielle Appleby) (Wakefield Press, Kent Town 2013), 82-97.

  'McTiernan, Sir Edward Aloysius (1892-1990)' entry in the 杏吧直播n Dictionary of Biography L-Z (2012) Vol. 18 1981-1990, 107-8.

  'Foreword' in C. Martin and M. Dewar (eds), Speak for yourself: Eight Chief Ministers reflect on Northern Territory Self-Government (CDU Press, Darwin 2012), v-xiii.

  ‘Judges’ freedom of speech: 杏吧直播’ in H.P. Lee (ed), Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge 杏吧直播 Press 2011, 153-174.

  ‘The Anti-Terrorism Creep: Law and Order, the States and the High Court of 杏吧直播’ in Nicola McGarrity, Andrew Lynch and George Williams (eds), Counter-Terrorism and Beyond: The Culture of Law and Justice After 9/11 (Routledge, London 2010), 150-69.

  ‘The Constitutional Amendment Process: Poetry for the Ages’ in H P Lee and Peter Geangelos (eds), Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent: Essays in honour of George Winterton (Federation Press, 2009), 1-22

  ‘Constitutional Law’ in Ian Freckelton and Hugh Selby (eds), Appealing to the Future: Michael Kirby and His Legacy (with Heather Roberts) (Thomson Reuters, Sydney, 2009), 179-216.

  ‘Rhetoric, Reason, and the Rule of Law in Early Colonial New South Wales’ in H. Foster, B. Berger and A Buck (eds), The Grand Experiment: Law and Legal Culture in British Settler Societies (with Ian Holloway and Simon Bronitt) (UBC Press, Vancouver, 2008),  78-100.

  ‘The Embattled South 杏吧直播n Legislative Council’ in N. Aroney, J. Nethercote, and S. Prasser (eds), Restraining Elective Dictatorship: The Upper House Solution? (with Clem Macintyre) (UWA Press, Perth, 2008) 204-18.

   ‘The Making of a South 杏吧直播n Constitution: Fear, Optimism and Reform’ in The Politics of Democracy in South 杏吧直播 (HTSA, 2008), 12-8.

  “‘Restrained Activism’ in the High Court of 杏吧直播’ in B. Dickson (ed), Judicial Activism in Common Law Supreme Courts (with Fiona Wheeler) (OUP, 2007), 19-68.

  ‘Founders’ in B. Galligan and W. Roberts (eds), The Oxford Companion to 杏吧直播n Politics (OUP, 2007), 215-8.

  ‘Griffith, Samuel’ in B. Galligan and W. Roberts (eds), The Oxford Companion to 杏吧直播n Politics (with James Hutton) (OUP, 2007), 241-2.

  ‘Federation’ in B. Galligan and W. Roberts (eds), The Oxford Companion to 杏吧直播n Politics (OUP, 2007), 205-8.

  ‘Justice Boothby: A Disaster that Happened’ in G. Winterton (ed), State Constitutional Landmarks (Federation Press, 2006), 21-51.

  ‘Law and Order’ in J. Spoehr (ed), The State of the State (Wakefield Press, 2005), 260-75.

  ‘Commonwealth of 杏吧直播’ in A Majeed, R L Watts and D M Brown (eds), Dialogues on Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (with Clem Macintyre) (杏吧直播 of Ottawa Press, 2005), 8-33.

  ‘杏吧直播: A Quiet Revolution in the Balance of Power’ in R Blindenbacher and A Ostien (eds), Dialogues on Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (with Clem Macintyre) (McGill-Queen’s 杏吧直播 Press, 2005), 3-5.

  ‘Afterword’ in Alex C Castles, Ned Kelly’s Last Days (Allen & Unwin, 2005), 223-8.

  ‘Lionel Thomas Courtenay’ Biographical Dictionary of the 杏吧直播n Senate (Melbourne 杏吧直播 Press, 2004) Vol. 2, 414-6.

  ‘Deliberative Democracy and the People: The 杏吧直播n Experience’ in P. Boyer, L. Cardinal and D. Headon (eds.), From Subjects to Citizens: A Hundred Years of Citizenship in 杏吧直播 and Canada (杏吧直播 of Ottawa Press, 2004) 45-60.

  ‘One Hundred Years of the High Court of 杏吧直播: The Trevor Reese Memorial Lecture 2003’, Menzies Centre for 杏吧直播n Studies (2003).

  ‘The Emergence of the Commonwealth Constitution’ in H.P. Lee and G. Winterton (eds.) 杏吧直播n Constitutional Landmarks (Cambridge 杏吧直播 Press, 2003) 1-33.

  ‘An Endless Project: Constitutional and Parliamentary Reform’ (with C. Macintyre) in C. Macintyre and J. Williams (eds.) Peace, Order and Good Government: Constitutional and Parliamentary Reform (Wakefield Press, 2003) 1-8.

  ‘Inter-Constitutional Relations’ in C. Macintyre and J. Williams (eds.) Peace, Order and Good Government: Constitutional and Parliamentary Reform (Wakefield Press, 2003) 178-195.

  ‘The Blizzard and Oz: Canadian Influences on the 杏吧直播n Constitution Then and Now’ in L. Cardinal and D. Headon (eds.), Shaping Nations (杏吧直播 of Ottawa Press, 2002) 5-25.
   
  ‘Andrew Inglis Clark’ in T. Blackshield, M. Coper and G. Williams (eds.) Oxford Companion to the High Court (Oxford 杏吧直播 Press, 2001) 341-2.

  ‘Lionel Murphy’ in T. Blackshield, M. Coper and G. Williams (eds.) Oxford Companion to the High Court (Oxford 杏吧直播 Press, 2001) 484-6.

  ‘Edmund Barton’ (with G. C. Bolton) in T. Blackshield, M. Coper and G. Williams (eds.) Oxford Companion to the High Court (Oxford 杏吧直播 Press, 2001) 53-6.

  ‘Australie’ (2001) 46 Revue Française de Droit Constitutionnel 412-7.

  ‘Constitution’ in W. Prest (ed) The Wakefield Companion to South 杏吧直播n History (Wakefield Press, 2001) 121-3.

  ‘Battery Point Revisited: Andrew Inglis Clark’s Studies in 杏吧直播n Constitutional Law, 1901-1905’ in R. Ely (ed) A Living Force: Andrew Inglis Clark and the Ideal of the Commonwealth (Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, 杏吧直播 of Tasmania, 2001) 347-55.

  ‘The Intention Project’ (with N. Naffine and R. Owens) in N. Naffine and R. Owens and J. Williams (eds.) Intention in Law and Philosophy (Ashgate, 2001) 1-15.

  ‘Constitutional Intention: The Limits of Originalism’ in N. Naffine and R. Owens and J. Williams (eds.) Intention in Law and Philosophy (Ashgate, 2001) 321-41.

  ‘Judicial Independence in 杏吧直播’ in D. O’Brien and P. Russell (eds.) Judicial Independence: Critical Perspectives From Around the World (杏吧直播 of Virginia Press, 2001) 173-93.

  ‘The 杏吧直播n Constitution and the Challenge of Theory’ in C. Samford and T. Round (eds.) Beyond the Republic (Federation Press, 2001) 119-128.

  ‘John Henry Keating’ Biographical Dictionary of the 杏吧直播n Senate (Melbourne 杏吧直播 Press, 2000) Vol. 1, 231-6.

  ‘Australie’ (2000) 41 Revue Française de Droit Constitutionnel 155-63.

  ‘Sir Douglas Menzies’ entry in the 杏吧直播n Dictionary of Biography (2000) Vol. 15, 351-3.

  ‘Introduction’ (with D. Headon) to Manning Clark and the Ideal of De Tocqueville (with Dymphna Clark, David Headon editors), (Melbourne 杏吧直播 Press, 2000) 12-39.

  ‘Andrew Inglis Clark: The Republican of Tasmania’ in D. Headon and J. Williams (eds.) Makers of Miracles: The Cast of the Federal Story, (Melbourne 杏吧直播 Press, 2000) 44-55.

  ‘Australie’ (1999) 38 Revue Française de Droit Constitutionnel 399-403.

  ‘High Court’ in H. Irving (ed.) The Centenary Companion to 杏吧直播n Federation (Cambridge 杏吧直播 Press, 1999) 379-80.

  ‘杏吧直播’ in C. Saunders and G. Hassall (eds.) Asia-Pacific Constitutional Yearbook (Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, 1999) 23-39.

  ‘Introduction’ to the re-issue of Andrew Inglis Clark, Studies in 杏吧直播n Constitutional Law (Legal Books, 1997) iii-xxxix.

  ‘In Search of the Federal Citizen: Andrew Inglis Clark and the ‘14th Amendment’’ Discussion Paper No 30 Federalism Research Centre (1995).

  Review Articles

   ‘Not a Suburban Boy: Andrew Inglis Clark and the 杏吧直播n Constitutional History’ (1996) 2 杏吧直播n Journal of Legal History 95-105.

  Book Reviews

  Penelope Debelle, Red Silk: The Life of Elliott Johnston QC in 杏吧直播n Historical Studies (2012) 43.

  L.H. McCormack and Cheryl Saunders (eds), Sir Ninian Stephen: A Tribute in The 杏吧直播n Journal of Political Science (2012) 4(1).

  Michael White and Aladin Rahemtula (eds), Queensland Judges on the High Court in (2004) 23(2) The 杏吧直播 Queensland of Law Journal 527-34.

  John M Bennett, Sir John Pender and Sir James Cockle in The Canberra Times, 22 May 2004, 8a.

  Peter A Howell, South 杏吧直播 and Federation in (2003) 38 杏吧直播n Journal of Political Science 152-3.

  Cass Sunstein, Designing Democracy: What Constitutions Do in (2003) Adelaide Law Review 397-401.

  John Hirst, The Sentimental Nation in The New Federalist (2001) 7 June 2001 81-2.

  Michael Chesterman, Freedom of Speech in 杏吧直播n Law: A Delicate Plant in Law & Politics Book Review 12 (August 2002) 423-5 ().

  Peter Botsman, The Great Constitutional Swindle: A Citizen's View of the 杏吧直播n Constitution in (2000) 3 Constitutional Law & Policy Review 18-20.

  Helen Irving, To Constitute a Nation:  A Cultural History of 杏吧直播’s Constitution in (1997) 3 杏吧直播n Journal of Legal History 253-257.

  John Waugh, The Rules (1997) in 32 杏吧直播n  Journal of Political Science 293-4.

  Philip Pettit, Republicanism (1997) in 28 ANU Reporter 7.

  Campbell Sharman (ed) Parties and Federalism in 杏吧直播 and Canada (1996) in 80 Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration 105-6.

  Carrel I Clark, The Supreme Court of Tasmania: The First Hundred Years 1824-1924 (1996) in 42 杏吧直播n Journal of Politics and History 301-2.

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