The Mason papers : selected articles and speeches by Sir Anthony Mason / editor Geoffrey Lindell.

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Publication details:
Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2007.
Record id:
59880
Subject:
Mason, Anthony Frank, -- Sir, -- 1925-.
Law -- Australia.
Judges -- Australia.
Contents:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Future directions in Australian law
The use and abuse of precedent
The role of the judge at the turn of the century
Legislative and judicial law-making: can we locate an identifiable boundary?
Rights, values and legal institutions: reshaping Australian institutions
The courts and public opinion
The role of a constitutional court in a federation: a comparison of the Australian and the United States experience
The Australian Constitution in retrospect and prospect
The convention model for the republic
Administrative law reform: the vision and the reality
The analytical foundations, scope and comparative analysis of the judicial review of administrative action
A bill of rights for Australia
Courts, constitutions and fundamental rights
Deakin's vision, Australia's progress
Democracy and the law
The influence of international and transnational law on Australian municipal law
Decline of sovereignty: problems for democratic government
Themes and tensions underlying the law of contract
The place of equity and equitable remedies in the contemporary common law world
Judicial independence and the separation of powers - some problems old and new
Legal research: its function and its importance
Sir Anthony's toast to the contributors of the Oxford Companion to the High Court
The state of the Australian judicature
The role of counsel and appellate advocacy
Swearing in as Justice of the High Court, 8 August 1972
Swearing in as Chief Justice of the High Court, 6 February 1987
Chief Justice comments on fundamental issues facing the judiciary.
Summary:
This book contains speeches, articles and an interview by one of Australia's most prominent and influential public figures.
Note:
Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781862876521
Phys. description:
vi, 442 p. : port. ; 25 cm