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Author Bottomley, Stephen.

Title Law in context / Stephen Bottomley, Neil Gunningham, Stephen Parker ; with revisions to chapter 11 by Jennifer Clarke
Edition Revised edition
Published Leichhardt, N.S.W : Federation Press, 1994

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 MELB  KA 60 Bot/Lic 1994  AVAILABLE
Description x, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Part A: Law in a Liberal Context. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Liberalism, formalism, and the rule of law. Part B: Law and Society. Ch. 3. Access to justice -- Ch. 4. Litigation -- Ch. 5. Lawyers. Part C: Law and Economics. Ch. 6. Foundations of economic analysis -- Ch. 7. Applications to contracts and torts -- Ch. 8. Public choice theory -- Ch. 9. The efficiency of the common law? Part D: Law and Power. Ch. 10. Gender -- Ch. 11. Race: indigenous people -- Ch. 12. Class and legislation -- Ch. 13. Conclusion
Summary A central theme in this book is that law cannot be treated as a discrete set of principles without a context. This text seeks to examine and evaluate the context of Australian law
Notes Intended for undergraduate law students
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience For tertiary students
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Critical legal studies -- Australia.
Critical legal studies.
Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
Law -- Philosophy.
Law -- Australia.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Author Gunningham, Neil.
Parker, Stephen (Stephen John)
LC no. 94169101
ISBN 1862871329