Australia, High Court, Courts of last resort, Administration of justice, Judgements, Law, Judicial power, Constitutional law 

"Containing authoritative essays that were presented at the national conference held in Canberra in October 2003 to mark the Centenary of the High Court of Australia (1903 - 2003), this text provides valuable and essential insights into many important legal issues in Australian jurisprudence by the most eminent judges, barristers, and legal scholars. Each chapter is an original work of scholarship that broadens and deepens our understanding of Australian law and government. Together they provide a rich and varied account of the Court's first century, and they set an agenda for the years to come. Covering the most significant High Court decisions across main legal areas and their subsequent impact on Australian life, this text also thoroughly considers and analyses the historical, social and political dynamics on the jurisprudence of the Court." - Voila 

Content:
The vision and the reality / Leslie Zines -- Its first and highest function : the framers' vision of the High Court as interpreter of the Constitution / Helen Irving -- The High Court's role in Government and Nation / Brian Galligan -- The High Court and the media / John Henningham -- The break with the Privy Council and the internationalisation of the common law / Sir Anthony Mason -- The break with the United Kingdom and the internationalisation of the common law / Lord Bingham of Cornhill -- Reconciling sovereignty : Canada and the Australia's dialogue on aboriginal rights / Beverley McLachlin -- Land is susceptible of ownership / Noel Pearson -- "The most important of all judicial functions" : criminal justice in the High Court / Dame Sian Elias -- The jurisprudence of the court : criminal law and the criminal process : moral blameworthiness--the "objective test" dilemma / Mark Weinberg -- Constitutional structure and Australian federalism / Cheryl Saunders -- The High Court and federalism : a centenary evaluation / George Winterton -- A methodology of duty / Stephen Todd -- The golden thread at the heart of tort law : protection of the vulnerable / Jane Stapleton -- The profits of conscience : commercial equity in the High Court of Australia / Anthony Duggan -- Fiduciary obligation in the High Court of Australia / Deborah A. DeMott -- Judicial power and the limits of judicial control / Pat Keane -- The making of Australian administrative law / Peter Cane -- Human rights, international standards and the protection of minorities / Sir Gerard Brennan -- The High Court and human rights / Hilary Charlesworth -- Centenary reflections on restitution and equity / Joachim Dietrich -- The High Court's equity jurisprudence / Simon Evans. 

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher (Butterworths), then editor, then date.