Law And Justice In Australia
Law And Justice In Australia
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9780190329891 |
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Paperback |
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19 Sep 2022 |
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A contextualised approach to developing practical legal skills.
Law and Justice in Australia takes a historical, critical and contextual approach to the study of law and justice, offering cases, article extracts and explanatory commentary to the development of legal theory. Written in an engaging narrative style, students are encouraged to develop an in-depth understanding of the Australian legal system, creating a sound basis for further study.
This text prepares students to start thinking like lawyers; challenging them to think critically about law and society, and to develop essential practical skills that can be applied to their future careers.
New to this Edition
- A focus on professional orientation and skills development for employability
- Updated legislation to reflect recent changes.
Contents
Part 1 Australia's Legal System in Focus
Chapter 1: The Distinctiveness of Australian Law
Chapter 2: The Modern Australian Lawyer
Chapter 3: Australia as a Common Law State in the Global Context: Statutes and Cases Revisited
Part 2 The English Heritage
Chapter 4: Royal Courts and the Development of the Common Law
Chapter 5: Lawyers and the Early Development of the Doctrine of Precedent
Chapter 6: The Idea of Law in the English Civil Wars and the Glorious Revolution
Part 3 The Impact of the English Heritage
Chapter 7: The Impact on the Indigenous Inhabitants
Chapter 8: Britain and the Colonists: Using the Heritage
Part 4 Moving towards Independence
Chapter 9: The Nature and Scope of Parliamentary Democracy in the States
Chapter 10: Federation as the Will of the People
Chapter 11: Independent Attitudes, Race and Justice
Part 5 Drawing on the Heritage: Legal Institutions in Action
Chapter 12: Classifying Australian Law
Chapter 13: The Courts in Action
Chapter 14: The Doctrine of Precedent
Chapter 15: The Doctrine of Precedent in Action
Chapter 16: Interpreting Statutes
Chapter 17: Statutory Interpretation in Action
Chapter 18: The Importance of Law
Authors
Prue Vines is a Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law at UNSW. Prue is also the Co-Director of the Private Law Research and Policy Group, UNSW.