Leslie Zines

Leslie Zines (12 December 1930 – 31 March 2014) was an Australian scholar of constitutional law.

Leslie Ronald Zines

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Born(1930-12-12)12 December 1930
Sydney
Died31 March 2014(2014-03-31) (aged 83)
Canberra
NationalityAustralian
OccupationAcademic
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Sydney, Harvard University
Academic work
DisciplineAustralian 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
  1. Griffiths, John (21 June 2014). "Constitutional lawyer Leslie Zines dominated Australian National University". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. "Zines, Leslie Ronald (1930–2014)". Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. Zines, Leslie (1981). The High Court and the Constitution. Revised in 1987, 1992, 1997, 2008 and 2011 (James Stellios).
  4. Commonwealth v Tasmania (Tasmanian Dams case) [1983] HCA 21, (1983) 158 CLR 1 (1 July 1983), High Court
  5. "It's An Honour". Australian Government. Retrieved 2 January 2016.


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