Australian Critical Decisions pursuit of perfect It shows that the dichotomy

It shows that the dichotomy between theories and practices of 'private' and of 'public' justice should be substituted by a framework in which three models

special chapters on watershed cases: Dred Scott v

Despite the introduction of age discrimination laws

This study offers insight into the discriminatory workings of the labour market and its unequal outcomes with respect to employment

Australian Critical Decisions pursuit of perfect It shows that the dichotomyThe 1980s was a time of significant social, political and cultural change. In Australia, the law was pivotal to these changes. The two High Court cases that this book explores Koowarta v Bjelke Petersen (1982) and the Tasmanian Dams case (1983) are famous legally as they marked a decisive reckoning by the Court with both international law and federal constitutionalism. Yet these cases also offer a significant marker of Australia in the 1980s: a shift