ABSTRACT
Academic writing on the law can be a valuable resource for judges. This piece considers the relationship between the academy and the courts, asking questions such as: to what extent does the judiciary look to the academy for the purposes of its decision-making? What constraints inhere in the judicial role that academics need to appreciate in order to write helpfully for judges? How have the academy and the courts communicated with each other in different times and places? What, if any, changes have taken place which affect the possibility of this communication?
The Hon Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC, The Academy and the Courts: What Do They Mean to Each Other Today? (2020) 44(1) Melbourne University Law Review 447.
First posted 2021-05-12 10:40:03
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