The Promise of Law Reform book
The Promise of Law Reform is an edited collection of 30 essays, published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
Published by The Federation Press, The Promise of Law Reform is 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.
The authors—law reform commissioners, judges, academics, politicians, government officials, and journalists—reflect the plurality of law reform styles and structures, within Australia and overseas.
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.
Authors for The Promise of Law Reform are:
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The Hon Justice Roslyn Atkinson , Queensland Law Reform Commission
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Lani Blackman, Australian Law Reform Commission
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Professor David Brown, University of New South Wales
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Sir Edward Caldwell, Parliamentary Counsel , England
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Professor Don Chalmers, University of Tasmania
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Professor Michael Coper, Australian National University
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Ian Davis, formerly Australian Law Reform Commission
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Nathalie Des Rosiers, Law Commission of Canada
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Laurie Glanfield, NSW Attorney-General’s Department
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The Hon John Hannaford, Australian Crime Commission
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Peter Hennessy , New South Wales Law Reform Commission
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Dr Mwangala Kamuwanga , Zambia Law Development Commission
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The Hon Justice Michael Kirby, High Court of Australia
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Professor Rod Macdonald, McGill University , Canada
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The Hon Sir Anthony Mason, formerly Chief Justice of Australia
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Professor Marcia Neave, Victorian Law Reform Commission
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Brian Opeskin, Australian Law Reform Commission
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Professor Martin Partington, Law Commission for England and Wales
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Senator Marise Payne, Senator for New South Wales
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Guy Powles, Monash University
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Assoc Professor Anne Rees, University of Newcastle
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The Hon Justice J Bruce Robertson, New Zealand Law Commission
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The Hon Justice Ronald Sackville, Federal Court of Australia
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Mr Peter Sallmann, Department of Justice, Victoria
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Mr Michael Sayers, Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies
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The Hon Justice Ralph Simmonds, Supreme Court of Western Australia;
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Justice Elton Singini, Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies; Malawi Law Commission
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Dr David Solomon, The Courier Mail ( Brisbane )
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Professor Michael Tilbury, New South Wales Law Reform Commission
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Professor Kate Warner, Tasmania Law Reform Institute
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Professor David Weisbrot, Australian Law Reform Commission
The book was launched by the Foundation Chairman of the ALRC, the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, of the High Court of Australia, in Sydney on 1 December 2005 .
The book is available for purchase from The Federation Press.