Great Australian Dissents

Andrew Lynch (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2016

When judges disagree, those in the minority write a dissenting opinion. This book considers the great dissents in Australian law. Their worth may derive from numerous factors, including their rhetorical force as a piece of legal reasoning or emotive power as a judicial lament for the 'error' into which the majority has fallen; the general importance of the issue at stake; as a challenge to the orthodoxy; and, sometimes, the subsequent recognition of a dissenting opinion's correctness and its ultimate vindication. On some occasions, all these features may be strongly present, on others only some. Through a diverse selection of memorable dissenting opinions, this book illuminates the topic of judicial disagreement more generally - not only through examples of instances when minority opinions have been distinctly valuable, but by drawing out a richer understanding of the attributes and circumstances which lead some dissents to become iconic, while so many lie forgotten.

• Curatore: Andrew Lynch
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 394 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 160 mm
• Peso: 730 gr.
• EAN: 9781107158535

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