Australian Courts: Controversies, Challenges and Change

This edited collection explores the controversies, challenges, and changes in Australian courts, including potential reforms across jurisdictions. It provides a comprehensive analysis of various courts, adopts an intersectional approach, and offers insights into the perspectives of court users. The book serves as a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students, promoting further debate and reform to improve the efficacy, equity, and accessibility of Australian courts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 394 pages
Publication date: 27 January 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This edited collection brings together scholars and practitioners from across Australia to provide a comprehensive and unique exploration of the country's courts. The primary focus of the book is to identify controversies, challenges, and potential reforms within the courts across Australian jurisdictions. Through a combination of original research and scholarship, as well as insightful practitioner perspectives, the research will be effectively integrated with practice.

This book is the first comprehensive collection of its kind to canvas the diversity of courts in Australia, offering comprehensive critical analysis of contemporary issues, debates, and reforms. It considers the array of courts across state, territory, and national jurisdictions in Australia, including coroners courts, family courts, criminal, civil courts, and problem-solving courts.

Furthermore, the book adopts an intersectional approach, providing insights into the perspectives of various court users, such as people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, Indigenous Australians, and victims of crime. Each chapter in the collection offers opportunities for further debate among scholars, practitioners, and students regarding potential future directions for reform to improve the efficacy, equity, and accessibility of Australian courts.

This collection serves as an international ready reference for students, scholars, and practitioners alike, providing valuable insights into the workings of the Australian legal system and its potential for transformation.

Weight: 673g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031190629
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022