Courts of Final Jurisdiction

The Mason Court ushered in a new age of Australian jurisprudence. Adopting a more explicit style of judicial reasoning, it drew its precedents from a wider range of jurisdictions and presided over new directions in Australian law in areas ranging from contract to constitutional and equity to native title.

Why did this happen and where will it lead? Why are courts overseas feeling similar pressures and how are they reacting?

The papers in this book, conceived as a tribute to Si…