# Expert publications

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| 2015  Book The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: History, Principle and Interpretation Aroney, Nicholas T., Peter Gerangelos, James Stellios and Sarah Murray (2015). The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: History, Principle and Interpretation. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. [The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: History, Principle and Interpretation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:371066) |
| 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) |
| 2009  Book The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth: The making and meaning of the Australian Constitution Aroney, Nicholas T. (2009). The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth: The making and meaning of the Australian Constitution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511609671 [The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth: The making and meaning of the Australian Constitution](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:189582) |
| 2026  Book Chapter Federal vs unitary constituent power Aroney, Nicholas (2026). Federal vs unitary constituent power. Oxford handbook of constituent power. (pp. forthcoming-forthcoming) edited by Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg and Lucia Rubinelli. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. [Federal vs unitary constituent power](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:eedecf5) |
| 2025  Conference Publication The ends of the Australian constitutional order Aroney, Nicholas (2025). The ends of the Australian constitutional order. The Ends of Australian Constitutionalism, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2 December 2025. [The ends of the Australian constitutional order](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:7a6cafd) |
| 2025  Conference Publication The juristocracy-populism feedback loop: Australia's constitutional exceptionalism Aroney, Nicholas (2025). The juristocracy-populism feedback loop: Australia's constitutional exceptionalism. Judicial Independence in Australia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6 December 2025. [The juristocracy-populism feedback loop: Australia's constitutional exceptionalism](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ce1e4d6) |
| 2025  Conference Publication A comparative method for the study of constituent power in federal systems Aroney, Nicholas (2025). A comparative method for the study of constituent power in federal systems. Comparative Constitutional Law Roundtable, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 3-5 December 2025. [A comparative method for the study of constituent power in federal systems](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:358a68e) |
| 2025  Book Chapter On the Theological Grounds of a Philosophical Jurisprudence The Simplicity of God and the Nature of Law Aroney, Nicholas (2025). On the Theological Grounds of a Philosophical Jurisprudence The Simplicity of God and the Nature of Law. Jurisprudence and Theology: The Australian School. (pp. 181-198) Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003592464-14 [On the Theological Grounds of a Philosophical Jurisprudence The Simplicity of God and the Nature of Law](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c151956) |
| 2025  Conference Publication Constituent power in multilevel constitutions: theory, comparison and case selection Aroney, Nicholas (2025). Constituent power in multilevel constitutions: theory, comparison and case selection. Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Singapore, 6 August 2025. [Constituent power in multilevel constitutions: theory, comparison and case selection](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4914b20) |
| 2025  Conference Publication Cole Durham’s ‘loop’ theory: a proposed third dimension Aroney, Nicholas (2025). Cole Durham’s ‘loop’ theory: a proposed third dimension. Religion-State Relations and Freedom of Religion Conference, Oxford, United Kingdom, 16-17 July 2025. [Cole Durham’s ‘loop’ theory: a proposed third dimension](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6e3e72e) |
| 2025  Conference Publication A comparative method for the study of constituent power in federal systems Aroney, Nicholas (2025). A comparative method for the study of constituent power in federal systems. Institute for Comparative Federalism, Bolzano, Italy, 8 July 2025. [A comparative method for the study of constituent power in federal systems](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:28f5d8d) |
| 2025  Conference Publication A Framework for the Comparative Evaluation of Federalism Jurisprudence Aroney, Nicholas (2025). A Framework for the Comparative Evaluation of Federalism Jurisprudence. Institute for Comparative Federalism, Bolzano, Italy, 7 July 2025. [A Framework for the Comparative Evaluation of Federalism Jurisprudence](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:70a6bbb) |
| 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  Conference Publication Althusius on plural constituent power Aroney, Nicholas (2024). Althusius on plural constituent power. L’Actuallite de law Politique de Johannes Althusius conference, Paris, France, 12-13 November 2024. [Althusius on plural constituent power](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2825640) |
| 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) |
| 2024  Conference Publication The accommodation of religion or belief in the public sphere: undeserved privilege or fundamental right Aroney, Nicholas (2024). The accommodation of religion or belief in the public sphere: undeserved privilege or fundamental right. Seventh ICLARS Conference, Notre Dame, IN United States, 21-23 October 2024. [The accommodation of religion or belief in the public sphere: undeserved privilege or fundamental right](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:15536cd) |
| 2024  Conference Publication Constituent Power in Federal Constitutions: Theory, Comparison and Case Selection Aroney, Nicholas (2024). Constituent Power in Federal Constitutions: Theory, Comparison and Case Selection. Constituent Power in Federal Constitutions, Notre Dame Law School, 17 October 2024. [Constituent Power in Federal Constitutions: Theory, Comparison and Case Selection](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d77ddc5) |