Law, politics and intelligence : a life of Robert Hope
Edwards, P. G. (Peter Geoffrey), 1945-2020
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Place reservation for Law, politics and intelligence : a life of Robert HopeRobert Marsden Hope (1919-99), a NSW Supreme Court judge, shaped the structures, operations and doctrines of Australia's intelligence agencies more than any other individual. Commissioned by three Prime Ministers to conduct major inquiries, including two royal commissions, Justice Hope prescribed the structures, legislation, operational doctrines, and national and international arrangements that would ensure Australia had agencies that were effective in countering threats to its security, while also being fully accountable to the government, the law and the parliament. Not just a biography on Hope, Law, Politics and Intelligence also makes an important contribution to the history of Australia's environmental policies, adds significantly to the debate on judges acting as Royal Commissioners, and contains new insights into the appointment of High Court and Supreme Court judges, as well as the dismissal of the Whitlam Government. This landmark biography is a groundbreaking account of the life and times of a man who shaped the way our intelligence agencies have operated for four decades.
Main title:
Law, politics and intelligence : a life of Robert Hope / by Peter Edwards.
Imprint:
Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2020.©2020.
Collation:
xiii, 386 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Robert Marsden Hope (1919-1999), a NSW Supreme Court judge, shaped the structures, operations and doctrines of Australia's intelligence agencies more than any other individual. Commissioned by three Prime Ministers to conduct major inquiries, including two royal commissions, Justice Hope prescribed the structures, legislation, operational doctrines, and national and international arrangements that would ensure Australia had agencies that were effective in countering threats to its security, while also being fully accountable to the government, the law and the parliament. Not just a biography on Hope, Law, Politics and Intelligence also makes an important contribution to the history of Australia's environmental policies, adds significantly to the debate on judges acting as Royal Commissioners, and contains new insights into the appointment of High Court and Supreme Court judges, as well as the dismissal of the Whitlam Government. This landmark biography is a groundbreaking account of the life and times of a man who shaped the way our intelligence agencies have operated for four decades."--Publisher website.Includes index.Bibliography: pages 374-380.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Page 7, Marsdens and Hopes, Hassalls and ClarksChapter 2 Page 21, Student and soldierChapter 3 Page 40, Barrister and lecturerChapter 4 Page 60, Civil liberties and appointment to the Supreme CourtChapter 5 Page 71, The Supreme CourtChapter 6 Page 94, Committeeman and chancellorChapter 7 Page 108, The Committee of Inquiry on the National EstateChapter 8 Page 122, The High Court, Yarralumla and the DismissalChapter 9 Page 138, The Royal Commission of Intelligence and SecurityChapter 10 Page 179, The report of the Royal Commission on Intelligence and SecurityChapter 11 Page 202, The Hilton Hotel bombing and the Protective Security ReviewChapter 12 Page 210, The Appeal Court judgeChapter 13 Page 229, Off the beach: University, heritage, theatre, musicChapter 14 Page 243, The decade of intelligenceChapter 15 Page 258, The Royal Commission on Australia's Security and Intelligence Agencies: the 'Combe-Ivanov affairs' and the Sheraton Hotel incident --Chapter 16 Page 282, The RCASIA: the 'judicial audit' of the intelligence agenciesChapter 17 Page 300, The last years on and off the benchChapter 18 Page 321, The legacy.
ISBN:
9781742235370
Dewey class:
347.94
Language:
English
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Subject:
Hope, Robert Marsden, 1919-1999 -- BiographyNew South Wales. Supreme CourtIntelligence service -- Australia -- History -- 20th centurySecurity sector -- Australia -- History -- 20th centuryJudges -- Australia -- New South Wales -- BiographyPolitical sciencePacific IslandersLaw -- AustraliaCourts -- Australia
BRN:
381777
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | 347.94 LAW | Available |
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