Title Opening law term : opening law term speeches, Chief Justice James Spigelman AC, 1999-2010 / [Honourable James Spigelman AC]

Published Sydney : Law Society of New South Wales, 2010 Sydney : Law Society of New South Wales, 2010

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Description v, 116 pages ; 25 cm Contents 1999: Public purpose and public discourse -- 2000: Just, quick and cheap: a standard for civil justice -- 2001: Economic significance of the Law -- 2002: Fairness in criminal justice: the sentencing debate -- 2003: Four contemporary themes -- 2004: Striking a standard gauge for the law -- 2005: A new way to sentence for serious crime -- 2006: Tolerance, inclusion and cohesion -- 2007: Independence of the judiciary -- 2008: Committment to the rule of law -- 2009: The challenge of the Global Financial Crisis -- 2010: Towards a national judiciary and profession Summary Chief Justice Spigelman's Opening of Law Term speeches have over a period of twelve years covered a range of issues of great significance to the legal system in New South Wales and to the national legal system. They trace links between some of the major developments in the country's civic life, and outline directions for improvements to better suit the institutions of justice to the modern world. The speeches have come to be antiticpated as one of the major legal addresses of the year and are published by the Law Society of New South Wales to ensure they are recorded in a permanent manner, and to provide an opportunity for them to be read as a collection -- cover Notes "Honourable James Spigelman AC."--T.p. verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Spigelman, James, 1946- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia -- New South Wales. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia -- New South Wales. Justice, Administration of -- Australia -- New South Wales. Law -- Australia. Public law -- Australia. Justice, Administration of -- Australia -- New South Wales. Rule of law. Speeches, addresses, etc., Australian. SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Law and legislation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004848 Author Law Society of New South Wales. ISBN 0908199562 (Trade Cloth) 9780908199563

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