Great Australian Dissents Paperback / softback
Edited by Andrew (University of New South Wales, Sydney) Lynch
Paperback / softback
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When judges disagree, those in the minority write a dissenting opinion.
This book considers the great dissents in Australian law.
Their worth may derive from numerous factors, including their rhetorical force as a piece of legal reasoning or emotive power as a judicial lament for the 'error' into which the majority has fallen; the general importance of the issue at stake; as a challenge to the orthodoxy; and, sometimes, the subsequent recognition of a dissenting opinion's correctness and its ultimate vindication.
On some occasions, all these features may be strongly present, on others only some.
Through a diverse selection of memorable dissenting opinions, this book illuminates the topic of judicial disagreement more generally - not only through examples of instances when minority opinions have been distinctly valuable, but by drawing out a richer understanding of the attributes and circumstances which lead some dissents to become iconic, while so many lie forgotten.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:392 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/06/2018
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- ISBN:9781316611159
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:392 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/06/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781316611159