
Born In Hope
The early years of the Family Court of Australia
Shurlee Swain(Author)
NewSouth Publishing
Published on 1. June 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-74223-292-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Family Law Act of 1975 and the establishment of the Family Court of Australia the following year aimed to revolutionise the settlement of marital disputes in this country. Gone was the notion of divorce as a spectator sport, salacious media reports of unfaithful spouses and private investigators enlisted to stalk suspicious partners. But the court quickly became the focus of hostility, and many saw it as a failed experiment. Drawing on interviews with judges, lawyers and counsellors, this book challenges that notion of failure. It captures the complexity of the early years as the Family Court grappled with increasing media criticism and acts of violence never before seen in the Australian legal system. This intriguing oral history provides a deeper understanding of the legal institution which arguably impacts on a larger proportion of Australians than any other.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney, NSW
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74223-292-8 (9781742232928)
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Person
Shurlee Swain is a professor at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, the coeditor of The Encyclopedia of Melbourne, and the coauthor of various books, including Child, Nation, Race and Empire and Confronting Cruelty.