| The Mason Papers: Selected Articles and Speeches by Sir Anthony Mason Contributor(s): Mason, Anthony (Author), Lindell, Geoffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1862876525 ISBN-13: 9781862876521 Publisher: Federation Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2007 Annotation: Sir Anthony Mason was, successively, Commonwealth Solicitor-General, a member of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, and Justice and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. This book comprises a selection of important articles and speeches in which Sir Anthonys characteristic wit is on display. The Mason Papers deals with highly topical subjects such as the role of the judge and judicial independence in a modern Western democracy; globalization; whether Australia should adopt a Bill of Rights; the establishment of an Australian republic; and the health of Australia's parliamentary system of government. Three key themes give powerful coherence to the book: the importance of transparent judicial reasoning; the responsibility of judges to interpret the common law, within limits, in response to changing circumstances and societal values; and the inevitable penetration of both international law and comparative law into the future development of Australian law. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal Profession - Law | Civil Procedure |
| Dewey: 347.940 |
| LCCN: 2007534776 |
| Physical Information: 442 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The publication of selected articles and extra-judicial speeches written and delivered by Sir Anthony Mason during his period of office as a Justice and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (1972-1995) and since his retirement (1995-2005). |