Leslie Zines
| Professor Leslie Ronald Zines AO LLB LLM LLD (hc ANU) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 December 1930 Sydney |
| Died |
31 March 2014 (aged 83) Canberra |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Sydney, Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Australian constitutional law |
Professor Leslie Zines (12 December 1930 – 31 March 2014) was an Australian scholar of constitutional law.
He studied law at the University of Sydney and Harvard University and was admitted to practice in 1953.[1] He spent over 30 years working at the Australian National University, becoming a professor in 1967.[2] The first edition of his influential book The High Court and the Constitution was published in 1981.[3] He appeared as junior counsel for Tasmania in the Tasmanian Dam Case, and his work was cited in the judgments of Deane J and Dawson J.[4]
Zines became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1992.[5]
References
- ↑ Griffiths, John (21 June 2014). "Constitutional lawyer Leslie Zines dominated Australian National University". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Zines, Leslie Ronald (1930–2014)". Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ Zines, Leslie (1981). The High Court and the Constitution. Revised in 1987, 1992, 1997, 2008 and 2011 (James Stellios).
- ↑ Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1 at 14, 268, 299.
- ↑ "It's An Honour". Australian Government. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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