Secondary Rules

This week on Secondary Rules, Joshua Neoh and Ryan Goss talk about why we ought to obey the law, the interaction between law and morality, the Territories as ‘constitutional teenagers’, and why this is (probably) the nation’s preeminent weekly territory-law podcast. Hart in the Harvard Law Review (1958) Fuller in the Harvard Law Review (1958) First Territory Senators Case (1975) Rubenstein, It’s t...

This week on Secondary Rules, Joshua Neoh and Ryan Goss talk about parliamentary sovereignty, the latest on Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, what H.L.A. Hart had to say about Joshua’s driving, and why this podcast is called Secondary Rules in the first place. Goss, What Do Australians Talk About When They Talk About ‘Parliamentary Sovereignty’? Dicey, Introduction to the study of the law of the...

This week on Secondary Rules, Joshua Neoh and Ryan Goss talk about Rousseau’s views on rabbits, the Governor-General, and Scott Morrison’s secret ministries. Rousseau: ” A Discourse Upon The Origin And The Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind ” Neoh: “ Law, love, and freedom ” Prof Anne Twomey: “ Explainer: Scott Morrison was sworn in to several portfolios other than prime minister during th...

This week on Secondary Rules, Joshua Neoh and Ryan Goss talk about voting rights under the Constitution (should 6-year-olds have the vote?), Prince Charles’ qualifications to be our next Head of State, and look at why Hobbes thought none of us can sleep soundly. Roach v Electoral Commissioner [2007] HCA 43
 ANU, "Experts call to lower voting age to 16" Runciman "Votes for children! Why we should l...

This week on Secondary Rules, Joshua Neoh and Ryan Goss talk about law and forgiveness in the ancient Greek plays of the Oresteia; federalism in the age of Covid; and touch on the PM’s speech about a referendum on the Voice. Paul Gewirtz, Aeschylus' Law Script of Aeschylus' Eumenides (final play in the Oresteia, 458 BCE) de Tocqueville on federalism    The PM’s Address to the Garma Festival last w...

This week on Secondary Rules, Joshua Neoh and Ryan Goss talk about constitutionalism, constitutional change, and the crafty serpent in the Garden of Eden.   Waluchow on Constitutionalism   Extract from the book of Genesis    If you're a student in Australian Public Law or Legal Theory this semester, more available on the course WATTLE sites.   Interested in starting your own law studies or learnin...

It's here! Welcome to Secondary Rules, a new podcast presented by Associate Professors Ryan Goss and Joshua Neoh. Listen as they preview what you can expect each week as they unpack timely developments in Australian public law and legal theory.