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