James Crawford, Brian Opeskin

Australian Courts of Law

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Australian Courts of Law" is essential reading for all law students and high school legal studies students, and is recommended for anyone seeking an introduction to the Australian courts and the Australian legal system, or interested in further information on their workings and problems.

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Since the first edition in 1982, this book has become the standard work on the subject. Now fully revised and updated, it provides a succinct guide to, and analysis of, Australian courts and tribunals, their jurisdiction, and their functioning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9780195510072
• ISBN-10: 0195510070
• Artikelnr.: 21450611

Autorenporträt

James Crawford held chairs in law at Adelaide and Sydney University before moving to Cambridge University, where he now teaches, writes and practices international law and international arbitration Brian Opeskin is an Associate Professor of law at Sydney University, where he has taught for many years and is a full-time Commissioner at the Australian Law reform Commission, where he led the inquiry into the Judiciary Act

Inhaltsangabe

Part one: General Principles
1: The Development of Legal Systems
2: The Common Law Background
3: The Constitutional Background
4: Organisation of the Judicial System
Part Two: Courts of General Jurisdiction
5: Criminal Jursidiction in Lower and Intermediate Courts
6: Civil Jurisdiction in Lower and Intermediate Courts
7: State and Territory Supreme Courts
8: Federal Court of Australia
9: High Court of Australia
Part Three: Specialist Courts and Tribunals
10: Family and Children's Court
11: Industrial Court and Commissions
12: Small Claims Courts and Tribunals
13: Other Specialist Courts and Tribunals
Part Four: Prospects for Change
14: Reform of Australian Courts