The Mason papers : selected articles and speeches
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9781862876521
DDC
347.9401
Category
Australia and New Zealand
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
vi, 442 pages
Subject
Australia
Abstract
"Sir Anthony Mason has been a prominent public figure for over 40 years in Australia. He was Commonwealth Solicitor-General, a Member of the NSW Court of Appeal, a Justice and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. The Mason Papers discusses the role of the judge and judicial independence in a modern Western democracy." - Voila
Description
Content:
Introduction / Geoffrey Lindell -- 1. Future directions in Australian Law -- 2. The use and abuse of precedent -- 3. The role of the judge at the turn of the century -- 4. Legislative and judicial law-making: Can we locate an identifiable boundary? -- 5. Rights, values and legal institutions: reshaping Australian institutions -- 6. The courts and public opinion -- 7. The role of a constitutional court in a federation: A comparison of the Australian and the United States experience -- 8. The Australian Constitution in retrospect and prospect -- 9. The Convention model for the republic -- 10. Administrative law reform: The vision and the reality -- 11. The analytical foundations, scope and comparative analysis of the judicial review of administrative action -- 12. A Bill of Rights for Australia -- 13. Courts, constitutions and fundamental rights -- 14. Deakin's vision, Australia's progress -- 15. Democracy and the law.
16. The influence of international and transnational law on Australian municipal law -- 17. Decline of sovereignty: Problems for democratic government -- 18. Themes and tensions underlying the law of contract -- 19. The place of equity and equitable remedies in the contemporary common law world -- 20. Judicial independence and the separation of powers: some problems old and new -- 21. Legal research: Its function and its importance -- 22. Sir Anthony's toast to the contributors of the Ox, brd -- Companion to the High Court -- 23. The state of the Australian judicature -- 24. The role of counsel and appellate advocacy -- 25. Swearing in as Justice of the High Court, 8 August 1972 -- 26. Swearing in as Chief Justice of High Court, 6 February 1987 -- 27. Chief Justice comments on fundamental issues facing the judiciary -- Biographical details for Sir Anthony Mason AC, KBE -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Index.
Introduction / Geoffrey Lindell -- 1. Future directions in Australian Law -- 2. The use and abuse of precedent -- 3. The role of the judge at the turn of the century -- 4. Legislative and judicial law-making: Can we locate an identifiable boundary? -- 5. Rights, values and legal institutions: reshaping Australian institutions -- 6. The courts and public opinion -- 7. The role of a constitutional court in a federation: A comparison of the Australian and the United States experience -- 8. The Australian Constitution in retrospect and prospect -- 9. The Convention model for the republic -- 10. Administrative law reform: The vision and the reality -- 11. The analytical foundations, scope and comparative analysis of the judicial review of administrative action -- 12. A Bill of Rights for Australia -- 13. Courts, constitutions and fundamental rights -- 14. Deakin's vision, Australia's progress -- 15. Democracy and the law.
16. The influence of international and transnational law on Australian municipal law -- 17. Decline of sovereignty: Problems for democratic government -- 18. Themes and tensions underlying the law of contract -- 19. The place of equity and equitable remedies in the contemporary common law world -- 20. Judicial independence and the separation of powers: some problems old and new -- 21. Legal research: Its function and its importance -- 22. Sir Anthony's toast to the contributors of the Ox, brd -- Companion to the High Court -- 23. The state of the Australian judicature -- 24. The role of counsel and appellate advocacy -- 25. Swearing in as Justice of the High Court, 8 August 1972 -- 26. Swearing in as Chief Justice of High Court, 6 February 1987 -- 27. Chief Justice comments on fundamental issues facing the judiciary -- Biographical details for Sir Anthony Mason AC, KBE -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Index.
Biblio Notes
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Categorized by publisher, then subject (Mason), then date.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Categorized by publisher, then subject (Mason), then date.
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