Old law, new law : a second Australian legal miscellany
Mason, Keith2014
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Place reservation for Old law, new law : a second Australian legal miscellanyA miscellany of genuine legal stories drawn from Australian legal history as well as its modern law. If there is any change of focus, this work looks at the people of the law through the prism of established or changing legal doctrines and processes.
Main title:
Old law, new law : a second Australian legal miscellany / by Keith Mason
Author:
Imprint:
Annandale N.S.W. The Federation Press 2014
Collation:
197 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1 Men and women: Women (and men) in the law -- Matters matrimonial -- A little chapter about sex -- Pt. 2 Essentials of life: Food and drink -- Death and taxes -- Pt. 3 Law's ways and means: Statutes and their makers -- Trials and tribulations -- Cut, thrust and contempt -- Appeal courts -- How judges write and reason -- Getting technical -- Pt. 4 Guarding patches: Hierarchies and precedents -- The rule of law - courts and the executive -- Pt. 5 Public and private wrongs: Exclusionary conduct - colourful aspects of constitutional law -- Torts - injuries to body or reputation
ISBN:
9781862879751 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
349.94 OLD
Local class:
349.94
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2732
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 349.94 OLD | hbk.Available |
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