Who decides? Courts, citizenship, and national security

Who decides? Courts, citizenship, and national security

Author: ANU National Security College March 6, 2025 Duration: 43:09

How does the exercise of judicial power shape national security law and policymaking in Australia?

What legal safeguards exist to balance civil liberties and national security?

Why do the principles of citizenship matter in Australia’s legal system and national security decisions?


In this episode, Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Sangeetha Pillai join Danielle Ireland-Piper to explore the separation of powers in national security law in Australia, the role of courts, and the challenges surrounding citizenship laws.

 

Associate Professor Rebecca Ananian-Welsh is a constitutional law scholar and Editor of the University of Queensland Law Journal at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland.

Dr Sangeetha Pillai is a constitutional lawyer and writer, and an expert on Australian citizenship, migration and refugee law.

Associate Professor Danielle-Ireland Piper is Academic Director at the ANU National Security College (NSC). 


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Show notes

·     NSC academic programs – find out more

·     Reassessing national security law for modern threats

·     Why national security law is “more than the sum of its parts”


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