Courts of Final Jurisdiction

The Mason Court ushered in a new age of Australian jurisprudence. Adopting a more explicit style of judicial reasoning, it drew its precedents from a wider range of jurisdictions and presided over new directions in Australian law in areas ranging from contract to constitutional and equity to native title. Why did this happen and where will it lead? Why are courts overseas feeling similar pressures and how are they reacting? The papers in this book, conceived as a tribute to Sir Anthony Mason, debate the role of courts of final jurisdiction and of their chief justices at the end of the 20th century.

ISBN 1862872066   DEWEY 347.94035 ISBN13 9781862872066 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC21 Publisher Federation Press   Pages 292 Imprint Federation Press   Published in Annandale, NSW Format Hardback   Academic level Tertiary education, General, Professional / Scholarly Publication date 01 Jun 1996

Contents Prologue 1 The Mason Court in Context, Cheryl Saunders The Chief Justice and the High Court 2 A Tribute to Sir Anthony Mason, Sir Gerard Brennan 3 The Court, the Parliament and the Executive, Michael Lavarch 4 The Role of the Chief Justice: A View from the Bar, David Jackson 5 The Role of the Chief Justice: A Media View, Jack Waterford 6 Citizenship, Keith Mason 7 Procedural Fairness, RA Finkelstein 8 Fair Dealing and Good Faith, Ian Renard 9 Implications of Judicial Law-Making, John Doyle 10 Influences on Judicial Law-Making, LJ Priestley Interlude 11 Vote of Thanks, Sir Maurice Byers 12 A Reply, Sir Anthony Mason The Global Context 13 Fairness and the Common Law: Using Equity to Achieve Justice, Beverley McLachlin 14 The Dream of an International Common Law, Lord Cooke of Thorndon 15 The Common Law as Constitution: Fundamental Rights and First Principles, TRS Allan 16 Constitutional Court of South Africa, Ismail Mahomed 17 The European Union and English Law, Lord Slynn of Hadley 18 The Impact of International Law in the Legal Order of the Netherlands: The Role of the Judiciary, Fried Van Hoof 19 Treaties and the Internationalisation of Australian Law, Kristen Walker 20 The Impact of Internationalisation on Australian Law: A Commentary, Gareth Evans 21 The Constitutional Court in United Germany: New Areas of Conflict and New Perspectives, Jurgen Kuhling 22 Issues and Challenges Facing the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, Sir Arnold Amet Epilogue 23 Looking to the Future, Sir Gerard Brennan Table of Cases/ Table of Statutes/ Index

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