Publications by Author

1. The Role of Government in a Liberal Society

   Suri Ratnapala | 02 Sep 2008 | Occasional Papers

   Modern government has grown out  of all proportion, becoming a serious threat to life, liberty, property and the public... Read More...

2. FEATURE: The Idea of a Constitution and Why Constitutions Matter

   Suri Ratnapala | 09 Sep 1999 | POLICY Magazine

   Every state in the world claims to have a constitution but not all of them have constitutional government.

3. REVIEW ARTICLE: Two Faces of Australian Republicanism

   Suri Ratnapala | 09 Sep 1994 | POLICY Magazine

   Monarchists and minimalists risk missing the important constitutional issues.

4. REVIEW ARTICLE: Is Law Without the State Possible?

   Suri Ratnapala | 09 Sep 1993 | POLICY Magazine

   The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without the State by Bruce L. Benson (Pacfiic Research Institute for Public Policy, 1990.)

5. FEATURE: Australia's Upper Houses and their Role in Responsible Government

   Suri Ratnapala | 12 Dec 1990 | POLICY Magazine

   Concern over the recent conduct of some State Governments in Australia has reawakened interest in how State upper houses... Read More...

6. Welfare State or Constitutional State?

   Suri Ratnapala | 03 May 1990 | Policy Monographs

   In this contribution to the CIS Social Welfare Research Program, Suri Ratnapala, Lecturer in Law at the University of Queensland,... Read More...

7. FEATURE: How the Welfare State Undermines Constitutionalism

   Suri Ratnapala | 03 Mar 1989 | POLICY Magazine

   The welfare state necessarily operates by way of a mass of delegated and particular legislation and so undermines the general... Read More...