Greg Craven Professor of Government and Constitutional Law Curtin University of Technology

Research in the areas of federalism, constitutional interpretation, judicial activism, constitutional history, regulation and republicanism. Published monograph on the topic of secession, and edited works on Australian federation and the debates of the Australian founding fathers. Besides various refereed articles and book chapters, multiple government reports as Crown Counsel for Victoria (1992-5) and Director of research for the Victorian Legal and Constitutional Committee (1985-7).

Craven, G. � 'Judicial Activism in the High Court: A Reply to John Toohey' (1999) 28 University of Western Australia Law Review 214-24.

Craven, G � 'The Republic: Is the 1999 Proposal Beyond Repair� (2001) 3 University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review 59-81.

Craven, G. � 'Heresy as Orthodoxy: Were the Founders Progressivists?' (2003) 31 Federal Law Review 88-125.

Craven, G. � 'The High Court of Australia: a Study in the Abuse of Power' (Thirty-First Alfred Deakin Lecture) (1999) 22 University of New South Wales Law Journal 59-81.

Craven, G. � 'Australian Constitutional Battlegrounds of the Twenty-First Century' (1999) 20 University of Queensland Law Review 242-50

Career best publications

Craven, G. � Secession: The Ultimate States Right, Melbourne University Press (1986) 246 pp.

Craven, G. (ed.) � The Convention Debates 1891-1998: Commentaries, Indices and Guide (1986) 589 pp.

Craven, G. (ed.) - Australian Federation: Towards the Second Century , Melbourne University Press (1992) 250 pp.

Craven, G. � 'A Guide to the Evolution of the Provisions of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1891-1898' in The Convention Debates 1891-1998: Commentaries, Indices and Guide , ed. G. Craven, 1986, 331-589

Craven, G. � 'Of Secession, Federalism, Canada and Quebec' (1991) Dalhousie Law Journal 231-65

Craven, G. � 'More Cracks in the Fa�ade of Literalism: Is there an Engineer in the House' (1992) 18 Melbourne University Law Review 540-64.

Craven, G. � 'After Literalism, What?' (1992) 18 Melbourne University Law Review 874-898. Craven, G. � 'The High Court of Australia: a Study in the Abuse of Power' (Thirty-First Alfred Deakin Lecture) (1999) 22 University of New South Wales Law Journal 59-81.

Craven, G. � �A Liberal Federation and a Liberal Constitution' in Liberalism and the Australian Federation , ed J Nethercote, (2001) 281-99.

Craven, G. � 'Heresy as Orthodoxy: Were the Founders Progressivists?' (2003) 31 Federal Law Review 88-125

Member of the Commonwealth Government's Civics Education Group.