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- catalog abstract "This popular book, now in its sixth edition, is both an easy read and an invaluable introduction to Australia's legal system. Although the authors are highly qualified - one is a judge and the other a professor - they avoid legal jargon and write with clarity, humour and simplicity. In this as in earlier editions, Understanding Law de-mystifies the law. It includes chapters on the origins of the Australian legal system; how laws are made by parliaments and the courts; the main areas of law; what the various courts are for and how they decide disputes; the legal profession; and other related issues. Understanding Law is the ideal starting point for students and other Australians who want to know more about the legal system that governs them.".
- catalog contributor b12558934.
- catalog contributor b12558935.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Indigenous law, English law, Australian law -- 3. Main branches of law -- 4. Where law comes from: case law -- 5. Where law comes from: legislation -- 6. Limits on legislative power -- 7. Courts and the interpretation of legislation -- 8. Lawyers -- 9. Courts of law -- 10. Due process of law -- 11. Legal aid and access to justice -- 12. Individual liberty and public power -- 13. Law and morality.".
- catalog description "This popular book, now in its sixth edition, is both an easy read and an invaluable introduction to Australia's legal system. Although the authors are highly qualified - one is a judge and the other a professor - they avoid legal jargon and write with clarity, humour and simplicity. In this as in earlier editions, Understanding Law de-mystifies the law. It includes chapters on the origins of the Australian legal system; how laws are made by parliaments and the courts; the main areas of law; what the various courts are for and how they decide disputes; the legal profession; and other related issues. Understanding Law is the ideal starting point for students and other Australians who want to know more about the legal system that governs them.".
- catalog extent "xii, 170 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0409318779".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chatswood, NSW : Butterworths Australia ; Dayton, Ohio : LexisNexis,".
- catalog spatial "Australia".
- catalog subject "KU72 .C47x 2002".
- catalog subject "Law Australia Popular works.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Indigenous law, English law, Australian law -- 3. Main branches of law -- 4. Where law comes from: case law -- 5. Where law comes from: legislation -- 6. Limits on legislative power -- 7. Courts and the interpretation of legislation -- 8. Lawyers -- 9. Courts of law -- 10. Due process of law -- 11. Legal aid and access to justice -- 12. Individual liberty and public power -- 13. Law and morality.".
- catalog title "Understanding law : an introduction to Australia's legal system / Richard Chisholm, Garth Nettheim ; [illustrations by Yolande Bull].".
- catalog type "text".