# Expert publications
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| 2014 Journal Article Reserved matters, legislative purpose and the referendum on Scottish independence Aroney, Nicholas T. (2014). Reserved matters, legislative purpose and the referendum on Scottish independence. Public Law, 2014 (3), 421-443. [Reserved matters, legislative purpose and the referendum on Scottish independence](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:337501) |
| 2014 Journal Article Freedom of religion as an associational right Aroney, Nicholas (2014). Freedom of religion as an associational right. University of Queensland Law Journal, 33 (1), 153-186. [Freedom of religion as an associational right](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:335439) |
| 2025 Journal Article Freedom of association in Australia Aroney, Nicholas and Fowler, Mark (2025). Freedom of association in Australia. European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 12 (1-2), 105-123. doi: 10.1163/22134514-BJA10077 [Freedom of association in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2fe901f) |
| 2025 Journal Article “The prime and fountain-power”: Law, sovereignty, and constituent power in Samuel Rutherford’s Lex, Rex (1644) Aroney, Nicholas and Kennedy, Simon P. (2025). “The prime and fountain-power”: Law, sovereignty, and constituent power in Samuel Rutherford’s Lex, Rex (1644). European Journal of Political Theory, 1-24. doi: 10.1177/14748851241305020 [“The prime and fountain-power”: Law, sovereignty, and constituent power in Samuel Rutherford’s Lex, Rex (1644)](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a62ce67) |
| 2024 Journal Article Federal fractals: review of Stephen Tierney, The Federal Contract Aroney, Nicholas (2024). Federal fractals: review of Stephen Tierney, The Federal Contract. Comparative Constitutional Studies, 2 (2), 349-353. doi: 10.4337/ccs.2024.0018 [Federal fractals: review of Stephen Tierney, The Federal Contract](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:520cd4a) |
| 2024 Journal Article A theory of plural constituent power for federal systems Aroney, Nicholas, Duke, George and Tierney, Stephen (2024). A theory of plural constituent power for federal systems. Global Constitutionalism, 13 (3), 591-611. doi: 10.1017/S2045381723000400 [A theory of plural constituent power for federal systems](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:da3ddfc) |
| 2023 Journal Article Federal exceptionalism and constituent power: Afterword to the Foreword by Sergio Verdugo Aroney, Nicholas, Delaney, Erin F. and Tierney, Stephen (2023). Federal exceptionalism and constituent power: Afterword to the Foreword by Sergio Verdugo. Icon-International Journal of Constitutional Law, 21 (4), 1182-1188. doi: 10.1093/icon/moad076 [Federal exceptionalism and constituent power: Afterword to the Foreword by Sergio Verdugo](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:37dd359) |
| 2023 Journal Article Federal charities law and the taxation power: three constitutional problems Aroney, Nicholas (2023). Federal charities law and the taxation power: three constitutional problems. Federal Law Review, 51 (1), 78-101. doi: 10.1177/0067205x221146330 [Federal charities law and the taxation power: three constitutional problems](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:fcb50a3) |
| 2021 Journal Article Civil Government and the Nations Aroney, Nicholas (2021). Civil Government and the Nations. Journal of Law and Religion, 36 (2), 383-392. doi: 10.1017/jlr.2021.47 [Civil Government and the Nations](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8b878f8) |
| 2021 Journal Article Three Key Issues Arising Out of the Engineers Case: A Reply Aroney, Nicholas (2021). Three Key Issues Arising Out of the Engineers Case: A Reply. Australian Law Journal, 95 (1), 25-35. [Three Key Issues Arising Out of the Engineers Case: A Reply](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:30a7d97) |
| 2020 Journal Article The rise and fall of human dignity Aroney, Nicholas (2020). The rise and fall of human dignity. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3661016 [The rise and fall of human dignity](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:7800cc5) |
| 2020 Journal Article What remains of the engineers case? A centenary appraisal Aroney, Nicholas (2020). What remains of the engineers case? A centenary appraisal. Australian Law Journal, 94 (9), 684-698. [What remains of the engineers case? A centenary appraisal](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f285770) |
| 2020 Journal Article Law, education and religion — pathways to the good society? Aroney, Nicholas (2020). Law, education and religion — pathways to the good society?. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3645560 [Law, education and religion — pathways to the good society?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:74056c6) |
| 2020 Journal Article Federalism: a legal, political and religious archeology Aroney, Nicholas (2020). Federalism: a legal, political and religious archeology. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3549750 [Federalism: a legal, political and religious archeology](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f98ddd7) |
| 2020 Journal Article The politics of freedom of religion in Australia: Can international human rights standards point the way forward? Aroney, Nicholas and Taylor, Paul (2020). The politics of freedom of religion in Australia: Can international human rights standards point the way forward?. University of Western Australia Law Review, 47 (1), 42-63. [The politics of freedom of religion in Australia: Can international human rights standards point the way forward?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b03b0b0) |
| 2020 Journal Article Spence v Queensland and the federal balance: how many swallows make a summer? Aroney, Nicholas (2020). Spence v Queensland and the federal balance: how many swallows make a summer?. Public Law Review, 31 (1), 33-45. [Spence v Queensland and the federal balance: how many swallows make a summer?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a5ce0b3) |
| 2020 Journal Article Australia and the COVID-19 pandemic: Federal, state and local responses Aroney, Nicholas and Boyce, Michael (2020). Australia and the COVID-19 pandemic: Federal, state and local responses. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3728488 [Australia and the COVID-19 pandemic: Federal, state and local responses](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0fbbce9) |
| 2019 Journal Article The social ontology of human dignity Aroney, Nicholas (2019). The social ontology of human dignity. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3499573 [The social ontology of human dignity](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:25d8fab) |
| 2019 Journal Article Can Australian law better protect freedom of religion? Aroney, Nicholas (2019). Can Australian law better protect freedom of religion?. Australian Law Journal, 93 (9), 708-720. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3393211 [Can Australian law better protect freedom of religion?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d877031) |
| 2019 Journal Article Freedom of religion in Australia Aroney, Nicholas and Saunders, Benjamin (2019). Freedom of religion in Australia. SSRN Electronic Journal, 12 (1-2), 105-123. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3360799 [Freedom of religion in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f5d5187) |