The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia [Hardcover]

Tony Blackshield (Editor), Michael Coper (Editor), George Williams (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0195540220 | ISBN-13: 978-0195540222

This pioneering reference work is a comprehensive and scholarly publication that examines the High Court of Australia's public work, the Court's role in Australian law, politics and society, and the Court's inner workings.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"You'll have great fun with this weighty and thorough book. Pick a topic at random or one of special interest to you; with 435 entries, you have plenty of choices to make. In no time at all, because of either the cross-references the editors have provided. The editors are to be congratulated for the hard work and skill this manifestly challenging task must have taken. This book stands out as the essential starting point for anyone who wants to learn about the High Court of Australia." The Law and Politics Book Review

About the Author

Michael Coper is at Australian National University. Tony Blackshield is at Australian National University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 836 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195540220
• ISBN-13: 978-0195540222
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,808,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Impressive!, November 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia (Hardcover)

This volume represents the most comprehensive bank of information on the High Court to date. With no less than 800 pages dedicated to the various aspects of the Court's history, personalities and institutional structures, it is a must-own for the students of the High Court.

The book is organized encyclopedia-style, with entries arranged alphabetically from the AAP Case (1975) to Ziems v. Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW (1957). The entries are contributed by various Australian legal scholars, and cover a very wide range of interests. My personal favorite entry is the one on 'Jurimetrics' by Tony Blackshield.

Despite the hefty price tag (to match such a hefty book), this is one book that is well worth owning. Toting it around may give me permanent back problems, but I'm willing to risk it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you will need to know... and much much more!, January 20, 2003

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"cmurphy83" (POTTS POINT, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia (Hardcover)

This is undoubtedly the best analysis of the High Court of Australia ever compiled. It is easy to use, being fully indexed, and it covers every aspect of the court from biographical details of Judges to analysis of important decisions. It is a great mixture of history and information.

The individual entries have been written by eminent judges, jurists and lawyers in Australia. It was edited by 3 of the most well regarded legal academics in Australian history and is a terrific reference source. I can recommend it to anyone with an interest or need to look in detail at the Australian legal system. There is no other work with such detail and information in one volume.