%0 Journal Article
%T Constitutional ¡®borrowing¡¯ and freedom of expression: Can Australia learn from the US First Amendment?
%A Jemimah Roberts
%J Alternative Law Journal
%@ 2398-9084
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1037969X18805223
%X This article explores the potential role of US free speech doctrine as a source of learning for the High Court in developing its own jurisprudence in a broadly analogous area ¨C the Australian (implied) freedom of political communication. The author argues in favour of a critical and self-reflective approach to this question, where the comparative utility of foreign doctrine is assessed by reference to its use in advancing Australian-specific constitutional commitments and inquiries. The article concludes with a brief worked account of how this might be applied to ¡®structural' versus ¡®autonomy' driven US doctrine
%K Comparative law
%K constitutional law
%K freedom of speech
%K High Court
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1037969X18805223