Lord Atkin : Judicial courage and the decorum of dissent / The Hon Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC.

Brisbane : Supreme Court Library Queensland, 2017

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Atkin, James Richard Atkin, -- Baron, -- 1867-1944.

This lecture explores Lord Atkin's famous dissent in the 1941 case of Liversidge v Anderson, where he sought to strike down a wartime internment decision that had been given without reasons. More about the case can be found in the Supreme Court Library's online exhibition celebrating .

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The Hon Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC, 'Lord Atkin: Judicial courage and the decorum of dissent', 2017 Selden Society Lecture 5 given at the Banco Court, Brisbane, 28 Nov 2017

Inaugural Lord Atkin lecture: Lord Atkin – Judicial courage and the decorum of dissent

1 online resource (55 minutes, 14 seconds) : YouTube video