Tradition and change in Australian law / [by] Patrick Parkinson.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2013.

5th ed.

83039

Law -- History -- Australia.

Part I. 1. 2. Part II. 3. 4. Part III. 5. 6. 7. Part IV. 8. 9. Part V. 10. Australia and the western legal tradition The tradition of law in Australia

The western idea of law

The legacy of English history

The development of common law, equity and statute

Constitutional law and the Westminister system of government

Colonisation, federation and independence

Government and law in colonial Australia

Australian federation and the path to a republic

The court system in the Australian Federation

Legal reasoning

Tradition and change in legal reasoning

Interpreting statutes

The future of Australian law

The challenge of inclusion.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780455230795

xxi, 312 p. ; 25 cm