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Title Courts of final jurisdiction : the Mason Court in Australia / editor Cheryl Saunders
Published Sydney : Federation Press, 1996

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Description xviii, 273 pages ; 25 cm
Summary The Mason Court ushered in a new age of Australian jurisprudence. Adopting a more explicit style of judicial reasoning, it drew its precedences from a wider range of jurisdictions. The papers in this book debate the role of courts of final jurisdiction and of their chief justices at the end of the 20th century
Analysis Australia overseas comparisons
Cases (Law)
Courts of final appeal
High Court chief justices
High Court of Australia
Key item
Mason, Anthony
Notes "The essays in this volume originally were delivered to a conference "The Mason Court and Beyond" held in Melbourne from 8-10 September 1995."- p. v
Includes Table of Cases and Table of Statutes
Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Mason, Anthony, Sir, 1925-
Australia. High Court.
Appellate courts -- Australia.
Appellate courts.
Genre/Form Festschriften.
Author Mason, Anthony, Sir, 1925-
Saunders, Cheryl.
The Mason Court and beyond (1995 : Melbourne, Vic.)
ISBN 1862872066