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Professor Peter Gerangelos

AM, FAAL, BA LLB (Sydney) LLM PhD (UNSW)

Professor of Constitutional Law

Phone

+61 2 9351 0313

Fax

+61 2 9351 0200

Email

peter.gerangelos@sydney.edu.au

Address

F10 - Law School (Camperdown)

The University of Sydney

Websites

Papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Biographical details

Peter Gerangelos AM is the Professor of Constitutional Law at Sydney Law School and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. He is a recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching in the University of Sydney. Prior to joining Sydney Law School, as Principal Solicitor in the Office of the Australian Government Solicitor, he had extensive experience in practice as legal counsel to the Commonwealth. He was a Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Scholar, in which capacity he undertook his doctoral research in comparative constitutional law under the late Professor George Winterton.

Research interests

Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence
The Separation of Powers
Judicial Power
Executive Power

Teaching and supervision

Federal Constitutional Law
Advanced Constitutional Law
Federal Jurisdiction

Associations

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law
Advisory Committee of the Quill Project based at Pembroke College, Oxford in association with the University of WA, relating to the drafting of the Australian Constitution
Law Society of NSW
Australian Association of Constitutional Law
External Examiner, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Consultant, Constitution Education Fund Australia

Awards and honours

Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for his service"to tertiary legal education, particularly to constitutional law, and to professional organisations"
Elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law
Vice Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Teaching
Editorial Board Sydney Law Review
Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Scholar
Numerous teaching awards from Sydney University Law Society
Consultant Constitution Education Fund Australia

Selected publications

Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition

(Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd., 2022)

Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 4th Edition

(Thomson Reuters, 2017)

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: History, Principle and Interpretation

(Cambridge University Press, 2015)

Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition

(Thomson Reuters, 2013)

Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent: Essays in Honour of George Winterton

(The Federation Press, 2009)

The Separation of Powers and Legislative Interference in Judicial Process: Constitutional Principles and Limitations

(Hart Publishing, 2009)

Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials

(Lawbook Co., 2007)

Publications

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Books

Aroney, N., Murray, S., Gerangelos, P., Emerton, P., Stone, A., Harrison, J. (2022). Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition. Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd. [More Information]
Gerangelos, P., Aroney, N., Evans, S., Murray, S., Emerton, P., Stone, A. (2017). Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 4th Edition. Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Aroney, N., Gerangelos, P., Murray, S., Stellios, J. (2015). The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: History, Principle and Interpretation. Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press.
Gerangelos, P., Lee, H., Aroney, N., Murray, S., Evans, S., Emerton, P. (2013). Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition. Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2009). The Separation of Powers and Legislative Interference in Judicial Process: Constitutional Principles and Limitations. United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
Winterton, G., Lee, H., Glass, A., Thomson, J., Gerangelos, P. (2007). Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials. Sydney: Lawbook Co.

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Edited Books

Lee, H., Gerangelos, P. (2009). Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent: Essays in Honour of George Winterton. Sydney: The Federation Press.

Book Chapters

Gerangelos, P. (2022). Commerce and Corporations. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 411-525). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Commonwealth Financial Powers. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 589-679). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Excise Duties. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 739-778). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). External Affairs, Australia's International Commitments and Commonwealth Legislative Power: the Influence of Sir Anthony Mason. In Barbara McDonald, Ben Chen, Jeffrey Gordon (Eds.), Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason, (pp. 125-142). Sydney, NSW: The Federation Press.
Gerangelos, P., Murray, S. (2022). States. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 69-188). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). The Executive Power of the Commonwealth and the Executive Branch. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 191-363). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2019). Sir Owen Dixon and the Concept of 'Nationhood' as a Source of Commonwealth Power. In John Eldridge, Timothy Pilkington (Eds.), Sir Owen Dixon's Legacy, (pp. 56-79). Sydney: The Federation Press.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). Commerce and Corporations. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 439-602). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). Commonwealth Financial Powers. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 671-781). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). Excise Duties. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 827-877). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). Inconsistency. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 379-438). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P., Murray, S. (2013). State Constitutional Law. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 109-252). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). The Separation of Judicial Power. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 1207-1353). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2012). Tax Coordination Between Regions in Australia - Role of the Courts. In M Lang, P Pistone, J Schuch, C Staringer (Eds.), Horizontal Tax Coordination, (pp. 53-80). Netherlands: IBFD.
Gerangelos, P. (2009). Parliament, the Executive, the Governor-General and the Republic: The George Winterton Thesis. In Lee, Hoong Phun; Gerangelos, Peter. (Eds.), Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent: Essays in Honour of George Winterton, (pp. 189-221). Sydney: The Federation Press.
Gerangelos, P. (2007). State Constitutional Law. In Winterton, Lee, Glass, Thompson, Gerangelos (Eds.), Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials, 2nd Edition, (pp. 1039-1170). Sydney: Lawbook Co.
Gerangelos, P. (2006). McGinty v Western Australia: Electoral Equality and the Demise of the "Implied Rights Venture". In George Winterton (Eds.), State Constitutional Landmarks, (pp. 416-447). Sydney: The Federation Press.

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Journals

Gerangelos, P. (2023). The Last Shall be First, and the First Last - Farewell Reflections. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2023.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Drift and Decay. Dissent: Sydney University Law Society Social Justice Journal, , vi-x. [More Information]
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Meditations on the Idea of a University: 'This is not panache; it is our nature'. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2022, , 12-17. [More Information]
Gerangelos, P. (2021). Learning during COVID. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2021.
Gerangelos, P. (2021). Reflections upon Constitutional Interpretation and the "Aliens Power": Love v Commonwealth. Australian Law Journal, 95, 109-125.
Gerangelos, P. (2020). 'What makes a good law school?' - A Personal View. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2020.
Gerangelos, P. (2020). The General Executive Power of the Union of India and the Commonwealth of Australia: A Comparative Analysis. National Law School of India Review, 32, 136-180.
Condylis, N., Murray, S., Gerangelos, P. (2019). Inherent executive power in Ireland - Lessons for Australia. Journal of International and Comparative Law, 6(1), 1-27.
Gerangelos, P. (2019). University of Sydney Law Graduation: Occasional Address. Sydney Law Review, 41(4).
Gerangelos, P. (2018). Reflections on the Executive Power of the Commonwealth: Recent Developments, Interpretational Methodology and Constitutional Symmetry. University of Queensland Law Journal, 37(2), 191-235.
Gerangelos, P. (2018). Section 61 of the Commonwealth Constitution and an 'Historical Constitutional Approach': An Excursus on Justice Gageler's Reasoning in the M68 Case. University of Western Australia Law Review, 43(2), 103-148.
Gerangelos, P. (2018). The Relationship between the Executive Government and Parliament in Australia: Accommodating Responsible Government with the Separation of Powers. Journal of International and Comparative Law, 5(2), 289-313.
Gerangelos, P. (2017). The separation of powers in the Australian constitution: Themes and reflections. Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 29, 903-940.
Gerangelos, P. (2012). The Executive Power of the Commonwealth of Australia: Section 61 of the Commonwealth Constitution, 'Nationhood' and the Future of the Prerogative. Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 12(1), 97-131. [More Information]
Gerangelos, P. (2010). Of Laws, Conventions and Hung Parliaments. Constitutional Law and Policy Review, 12(3), 39-40.
Gerangelos, P. (2010). Presidential Veto And The Reserve Powers Of A Head Of State: Notes From Iceland. Public Law Review, 21(2), 66-70.
Gerangelos, P. (2008). The Separation of Powers and Legislative Interference in Pending Cases. Sydney Law Review, 30(1), 61-94.
Gerangelos, P. (2005). Interpretational Methodology in Separation of Powers Jurisprudence: the formalist/functionalist debate. Constitutional Law and Policy Review, 8(1), 1-24.
Gerangelos, P. (2005). The Decisional Independence of the Chapter III Courts and Constitutional Limitations on Legislative Power: Notes from the United States. Federal Law Review, 33, 391-443.
Gerangelos, P. (2002). The Separation of Powers and Legislative Interference with Judicial Functions in Pending Cases. Federal Law Review, 30(1), 1-37.

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Conferences

Gerangelos, P. (2018). Reflections on the Executive Power of the Commonwealth: Recent Developments, Interpretational Methodology and Constitutional Symmetry. Supreme and Federal Court Judges' Conference, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Gerangelos, P. (2014). Williams and the demise of the 'common assumption': a new template for executive capacities? Inaugural Attorney-General's Department Constitutional Law Symposium 2014, Canberra, ACT: Presentation.

Other

Gerangelos, P. (2023), An 'Historical Constitutional Approach' and the General Executive Power of the Commonwealth – History as Method: 'Ancient' Solutions to Current Problems - Presentation to the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History, 11th April 2023.
Gerangelos, P., Aroney, N. (2023), Submission No 92 to the Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum of the Commonwealth Parliament. [More Information]

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2023

Gerangelos, P. (2023), An 'Historical Constitutional Approach' and the General Executive Power of the Commonwealth – History as Method: 'Ancient' Solutions to Current Problems - Presentation to the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History, 11th April 2023.
Gerangelos, P., Aroney, N. (2023), Submission No 92 to the Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum of the Commonwealth Parliament. [More Information]
Gerangelos, P. (2023). The Last Shall be First, and the First Last - Farewell Reflections. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2023.

2022

Gerangelos, P. (2022). Commerce and Corporations. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 411-525). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Commonwealth Financial Powers. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 589-679). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Drift and Decay. Dissent: Sydney University Law Society Social Justice Journal, , vi-x. [More Information]
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Excise Duties. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 739-778). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). External Affairs, Australia's International Commitments and Commonwealth Legislative Power: the Influence of Sir Anthony Mason. In Barbara McDonald, Ben Chen, Jeffrey Gordon (Eds.), Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason, (pp. 125-142). Sydney, NSW: The Federation Press.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). Meditations on the Idea of a University: 'This is not panache; it is our nature'. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2022, , 12-17. [More Information]
Gerangelos, P., Murray, S. (2022). States. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 69-188). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Gerangelos, P. (2022). The Executive Power of the Commonwealth and the Executive Branch. In Nicholas Aroney, Sarah Murray, Peter Gerangelos, Patrick Emerton, Adrienne Stone (Eds.), Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition, (pp. 191-363). Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Aroney, N., Murray, S., Gerangelos, P., Emerton, P., Stone, A., Harrison, J. (2022). Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - 5th Edition. Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd. [More Information]

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2021

Gerangelos, P. (2021). Learning during COVID. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2021.
Gerangelos, P. (2021). Reflections upon Constitutional Interpretation and the "Aliens Power": Love v Commonwealth. Australian Law Journal, 95, 109-125.

2020

Gerangelos, P. (2020). 'What makes a good law school?' - A Personal View. Blackacre: Annual Yearbook 2020.
Gerangelos, P. (2020). The General Executive Power of the Union of India and the Commonwealth of Australia: A Comparative Analysis. National Law School of India Review, 32, 136-180.

2019

Condylis, N., Murray, S., Gerangelos, P. (2019). Inherent executive power in Ireland - Lessons for Australia. Journal of International and Comparative Law, 6(1), 1-27.
Gerangelos, P. (2019). Sir Owen Dixon and the Concept of 'Nationhood' as a Source of Commonwealth Power. In John Eldridge, Timothy Pilkington (Eds.), Sir Owen Dixon's Legacy, (pp. 56-79). Sydney: The Federation Press.
Gerangelos, P. (2019). University of Sydney Law Graduation: Occasional Address. Sydney Law Review, 41(4).

2018

Gerangelos, P. (2018). Reflections on the Executive Power of the Commonwealth: Recent Developments, Interpretational Methodology and Constitutional Symmetry. Supreme and Federal Court Judges' Conference, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
Gerangelos, P. (2018). Reflections on the Executive Power of the Commonwealth: Recent Developments, Interpretational Methodology and Constitutional Symmetry. University of Queensland Law Journal, 37(2), 191-235.
Gerangelos, P. (2018). Section 61 of the Commonwealth Constitution and an 'Historical Constitutional Approach': An Excursus on Justice Gageler's Reasoning in the M68 Case. University of Western Australia Law Review, 43(2), 103-148.
Gerangelos, P. (2018). The Relationship between the Executive Government and Parliament in Australia: Accommodating Responsible Government with the Separation of Powers. Journal of International and Comparative Law, 5(2), 289-313.

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2017

Gerangelos, P. (2017). The separation of powers in the Australian constitution: Themes and reflections. Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 29, 903-940.
Gerangelos, P., Aroney, N., Evans, S., Murray, S., Emerton, P., Stone, A. (2017). Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 4th Edition. Australia: Thomson Reuters.

2015

Aroney, N., Gerangelos, P., Murray, S., Stellios, J. (2015). The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: History, Principle and Interpretation. Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press.

2014

Gerangelos, P. (2014). Williams and the demise of the 'common assumption': a new template for executive capacities? Inaugural Attorney-General's Department Constitutional Law Symposium 2014, Canberra, ACT: Presentation.

2013

Gerangelos, P. (2013). Commerce and Corporations. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 439-602). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). Commonwealth Financial Powers. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 671-781). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). Excise Duties. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 827-877). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). Inconsistency. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 379-438). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P., Murray, S. (2013). State Constitutional Law. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 109-252). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P. (2013). The Separation of Judicial Power. In P Gerangelos, HP Lee, N Aroney, S Evans, S Murray, P Emerton (Eds.), Wintertons Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition, (pp. 1207-1353). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Gerangelos, P., Lee, H., Aroney, N., Murray, S., Evans, S., Emerton, P. (2013). Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials - 3rd Edition. Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.

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2012

Gerangelos, P. (2012). Tax Coordination Between Regions in Australia - Role of the Courts. In M Lang, P Pistone, J Schuch, C Staringer (Eds.), Horizontal Tax Coordination, (pp. 53-80). Netherlands: IBFD.
Gerangelos, P. (2012). The Executive Power of the Commonwealth of Australia: Section 61 of the Commonwealth Constitution, 'Nationhood' and the Future of the Prerogative. Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 12(1), 97-131. [More Information]

2010

Gerangelos, P. (2010). Of Laws, Conventions and Hung Parliaments. Constitutional Law and Policy Review, 12(3), 39-40.
Gerangelos, P. (2010). Presidential Veto And The Reserve Powers Of A Head Of State: Notes From Iceland. Public Law Review, 21(2), 66-70.

2009

Lee, H., Gerangelos, P. (2009). Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent: Essays in Honour of George Winterton. Sydney: The Federation Press.
Gerangelos, P. (2009). Parliament, the Executive, the Governor-General and the Republic: The George Winterton Thesis. In Lee, Hoong Phun; Gerangelos, Peter. (Eds.), Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent: Essays in Honour of George Winterton, (pp. 189-221). Sydney: The Federation Press.
Gerangelos, P. (2009). The Separation of Powers and Legislative Interference in Judicial Process: Constitutional Principles and Limitations. United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.

2008

Gerangelos, P. (2008). The Separation of Powers and Legislative Interference in Pending Cases. Sydney Law Review, 30(1), 61-94.

2007

Winterton, G., Lee, H., Glass, A., Thomson, J., Gerangelos, P. (2007). Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials. Sydney: Lawbook Co.
Gerangelos, P. (2007). State Constitutional Law. In Winterton, Lee, Glass, Thompson, Gerangelos (Eds.), Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials, 2nd Edition, (pp. 1039-1170). Sydney: Lawbook Co.

2006

Gerangelos, P. (2006). McGinty v Western Australia: Electoral Equality and the Demise of the "Implied Rights Venture". In George Winterton (Eds.), State Constitutional Landmarks, (pp. 416-447). Sydney: The Federation Press.

2005

Gerangelos, P. (2005). Interpretational Methodology in Separation of Powers Jurisprudence: the formalist/functionalist debate. Constitutional Law and Policy Review, 8(1), 1-24.
Gerangelos, P. (2005). The Decisional Independence of the Chapter III Courts and Constitutional Limitations on Legislative Power: Notes from the United States. Federal Law Review, 33, 391-443.

2002

Gerangelos, P. (2002). The Separation of Powers and Legislative Interference with Judicial Functions in Pending Cases. Federal Law Review, 30(1), 1-37.

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