The Promise of Law Reform

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-86287-584-5
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 477 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1038 g

The Promise of Law Reform the most comprehensive examination of the institutions and processes of law reform published in the common law world and provides a rich source of information, inspiration and ideas. It is an edited collection of 30 chapters by law reform commissioners, judges, academics, politicians, government officials, and journalists They cover the broad themes of the history, purpose and function of law reform; institutional design of law reform agencies; methodology and operations; how successful law reform should be assessed and judged; cooperation and mutual assistance; other law reform initiatives; and law reform in action.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Opeskin, Brian

Weisbrot, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents A. History, Purpose and Function A History of Law Reform in Australia Michael Tilbury The Future for Institutional Law Reform David Weisbrot A Vision of Tidiness: Codes, Consolidations and Statute Law Revision Edward Caldwell B. Institutional Design Institutional Architecture Kate Warner Independence and Accountability of Law Reform Agencies Peter Hennessy Continuity, Discontinuity, Stasis and Innovation Roderick Macdonald Initiation and Selection of Projects J Bruce Robertson C. Methods and Operations Strategic and Project Planning Anne Rees Research Martin Partington Targeted Consultations Ian Davis Law Reform and Community Participation Roslyn Atkinson Relations with the Media David Solomon D. Outputs and Outcomes Products of Law Reform Agencies Lani Blackman Measuring Success Brian Opeskin Implementation John Hannaford E. Co-operation and Mutual Assistance Leadership and Ideas: Law Reform in a Federation Nathalie Des Rosiers Co-operation across Frontiers Michael Sayers F. Other Law Reform Initiatives Professional and Private Bodies Ralph Simmonds Law Reform Agencies and Royal Commissions: Toiling in the Same Field? Ronald Sackville Law Reform through the Executive Laurie Glanfield Law Reform and the Legislature Marise Payne Law Reform and the Courts Sir Anthony Mason G. Law Reform in Action The Growth of Civil Justice Reform Peter Sallmann Challenges to Criminal Justice Reform David Brown Law Reform and Social Justice Marcia Neave Science, Medicine and Health and the Work of the Australian Law Reform Commission Don Chalmers Law Reform and Legal Education: Uniting Separate Worlds Michael Coper The Challenge of Law Reform in Pacific Island States Guy Powles The Challenge of Law Reform in Southern Africa Mwangala Kamuwanga Are We There Yet? Michael Kirby Index