Trial by voodoo : why the law defeats justice and democracy / Evan Whitton.

Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia, 1994.

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Justice, Administration of -- Australia.

Law -- Australia.

Crime and the press -- Australia.

Censorship -- Australia.

Corruption -- Australia.

Freedom of the press -- Australia.

1. The role of journalism

2. Origins of voodoo: trial by cheese, etc

3. Evidence (1) judges' contempt of ordinary people

4. Evidence (2) hypocrisy and cynicism: the right of silence

5. Character evidence

6. Hearsay nonsense

7. Better that 100 serial killers go free

8. The common law mind (1) why lawyers need help

9. The common law mind (2) appeal courts

10. The law and democracy (1) incompetence on corruption and organised crime

11. The law and democracy (2) tax

12. Censorship by taxation

13. Corruption: censorship by secrecy

14. Censorship by bribery

15. Censorship by affront law

16. Censorship by libel law

17. Reducing censorship by libel law

18. Investigating the truth-inquests

19. Investigating the truth-commissions of inquiry

20. Journalism and democracy

21. How to investigate the truth

22. What the jurors didn't hear

23. Contempt by prejudice

Appendix 1: Europe vs England

Appendix 2: Techniques of journalism.

9780091828806

xix, 369 pages ; 20 cm