The Mason papers : selected articles and speeches by Sir Anthony Mason / editor, Geoffrey Lindell
- Bib ID:
- 4085239
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Mason, Anthony Sir, 1925-
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- Table of contents
- Description:
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- Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2007
- vi, 442 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781862876521
- Summary:
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Sir Anthony Mason has been a prominent public figure for over 40 years in Australia. He was, successfully, Commonwealth Solicitor-General, a Member of the NSW Court of Appeal, a Justice and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. The Mason Papers discusses the role of the judge and judicial independence in a modern Western democracy.
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- Machine derived contents note: Introduction Geoffrey Lindell 1
- 1. Future directions in Australian Law 11
- 2. The use and abuse of precedent 27
- 3. The role of the judge at the turn of the century 46
- 4. Legislative and judicial law-making: Can we locate an
- identifiable boundary? 59
- 5. Rights, values and legal institutions: reshaping Australian
- institutions 80
- 6. The courts and public opinion 94
- 7. The role of a constitutional court in a federation: A com-
- parison of the Australian and the United States experience 110
- 8. The Australian Constitution in retrospect and prospect 144
- 9. The Convention model for the republic 163
- 10. Administrative law reform: The vision and the reality 167
- 11. The analytical foundations, scope and comparative analysis of
- the judicial review of administrative action 180
- 12. A Bill of Rights for Australia 207
- 13. Courts, constitutions and fundamental rights 219
- 14. Deakin's vision, Australia's progress 236
- 15. Democracy and the law 249
- 16. The influence of international and transnational law on
- Australian municipal law 256
- 17. Decline of sovereignty: Problems for democratic government 276
- 18. Themes and tensions underlying the law of contract 296
- 19. The place of equity and equitable remedies in the contemporary
- common law world 309
- 20. Judicial independence and the separation of powers - some
- problems old and new 331
- 21. Legal research: Its function and its importance 345
- 22. Sir Anthony's toast to the contributors of the Ox,,brd
- Companion to the High Court 361
- 23. The state of the Australian judicature 364
- 24. The role of counsel and appellate advocacy 376
- 25. Swearing in as Justice of the High Court, 8 August 1972 392
- 26. Swearing in as Chief Justice of High Court, 6 February 1987 395
- 27. Chief Justice comments on fundamental issues facing the
- judiciary 398
- Biographical details for Sir Anthony Mason AC, KBE 414
- Table of Cases 416
- Table of Legislation 426
- Index 429.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Lindell, G. J. (Geoffrey J.)
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2001
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