Dr Manhattan's Edit: We can always do advocacy better. And I do love a well-placed semi-colon. I'm going to reflect on what's written below, and try to fashion a post (or possibly something bigger) on this subject for 2010.The thing which I have found striking here is that the quotes that Elucubrator relies on to …
Day: March 7, 2009
Keeping up-to-date
The constant battle for most of us is keeping up-to-date with new legislation and new cases.I know of no simple way to monitor state legislation other than to regularly visit the various legislative websites. (Dr Manhattan Edit: "What about subscribing to us, Elucubrator? What could be easier than that?") You can subscribe to Commonwealth legislative …
Researching United States law
Some judgments — most notably Michael Kirby's decisions in the High Court — refer to United States judgments in their reasons.I confess I have no familiarity with the US legal system other than a vague understanding they have a Federal system similar to ours. (Here's an interesting aside: did you know that aside from Australia, …