Australian legal institutions : principles, structure and organisation / by R. A. Hughes, G. W. G. Leane, A. Clarke.

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Publication details:
Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook, 2003.
Edition:
2nd ed.
Record id:
23674
Author:
Hughes, Robert Allan 1950.
Leane, Geoffrey W. G. 
Clarke, Andrew 1961- 
Subject:
Australia. -- Parliament.
Law -- Australia.
Jurisprudence.
Courts -- Australia.
Judges -- Australia.
Contents:
1. The nature of law
2. The Australian legal system and sources of law
3. Types of law: public law
4. Types of law: private law
5. Constitutional structure I: the constitutions of the Australian states
6. Constitutional structure II: the Australian federal constitution
7. The court system
8. The judiciary
9. The principles of judicial decision-making
10. The parliament and the legislative process
11. The executive
12. The legal profession
13. Other legal actors
14. Emerging trends and recent developments.
Note:
Includes bibliography and index.
ISBN:
0455218951
Phys. description:
xix; 337 p.