Tells the story of the life and work of Michael Kirby, Australia's most famous modern judge. This title charts his public life from his first forays as a student politician in the early 1960s, to his appointments as foundation chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission in 1975, and Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996-2009). The research has included: Exclusive access to over 117 metres of personal and official papers, dating back to the 1940s Interviews with more than 30 of Michael Kirby's closest relatives ...
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Tells the story of the life and work of Michael Kirby, Australia's most famous modern judge. This title charts his public life from his first forays as a student politician in the early 1960s, to his appointments as foundation chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission in 1975, and Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996-2009). The research has included: Exclusive access to over 117 metres of personal and official papers, dating back to the 1940s Interviews with more than 30 of Michael Kirby's closest relatives and colleagues Independent research into how falsified records came to be used in Parliament in a direct attack on a High Court judge, and Unprecedented access to the working materials of a High Court judge, including draft judgments and papers normally shredded within judicial chambers.
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