The Australian legal system : history, institutions and method / Russell Hinchy.

Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Pearson Education Australia, 2008.

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Law -- Australia -- History.

Justice, Administration of -- Australia.

1. Development of the Common Law in England

2. Reception of English law in Australia

3. Indigenous legal tradition

4. Legal and political institutions in colonial Australia

5. Federation in Australia

6. Political institutions in Australia

7. Judiciary and courts in Australia

8. Legal reasoning

9. Precedent theory and case analysis

10. Following and distinguishing precedent

11. Primary legislation

12. Delegated legislation

13. Theories of statutory interpretation

14. Application of principles of statutory interpretation

15. Legal research

16. Legal writing.

This book provides a clear grounding in western and indigenous legal traditions, as well as the history of Australian law and legal institutions, with a particular emphasis on legal method.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780733976582

496 pages ; 25 cm