The Oxford companion to the High Court of Australia / edited by Tony Blackshield, Michael Coper, George Williams.

South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2001.

1st edition

22362

Australia. -- High Court.

Courts of last resort -- Dictionaries -- Australia.

The High Court of Australia plays a fundamental role as an institution of Australian govenrment. Yet, curiously, it has never been subjected to sustained scrutiny in that role. True, the law journals are replete with learned legal analyses, but these are addressed to a narrow audience, are mainly confined to particular areas of law, and, even within those boundaries, are largely doctrinal. This book examines the work of the Court as a whole; the way it operates, its historical development, the people who have contributed to that development, the leading cases, and, above all, the institutional role of the Court in Australian society. - Extract from preface.

Item donated to library by Paul de Jersey on his retirement as Chief Justice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0195540220

xxxii, 804 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm