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Review"You'll have great fun with this weighty and thorough book. Pick a topic at random or one of special interest to you; with 435 entries, you have plenty of choices to make. In no time at all, because of either the cross-references the editors have provided. The editors are to be congratulated forthe hard work and skill this manifestly challenging task must have taken. This book stands out as the essential starting point for anyone who wants to learn about the High Court of Australia." The Law and Politics Book ReviewProduct DescriptionThis pioneering reference work is a comprehensive and scholarly publication that examines the High Court of Australia's public work, the Court's role in Australian law, politics and society, and the Court's inner workings.About the AuthorMichael Coper is at Australian National University. Tony Blackshield is at Australian National University.