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If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:
| Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. | REF K/211/.K1 BUT/2004 |
| Credo Reference | Access to 100 reference books in a range of subjects including Law, Philosophy and Social Sciences |
| Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary | Online version through LexisNexis AU |
| Legal Terms | REF K/211/.K1 LEG/1998 |
| Halsbury's Laws of Australia | REF K/218/.K1 HAL/1991 |
| Oxford Reference Online | Oxford Reference Online Premium Premium contains over 120 language and subject reference works including key titles in the Oxford Companions series. |
| Queensland Law Handbook | REF K/218/.K2Q QUE/2002 |
Books:
Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.
The State and the Individual
| States and citizens: history, theory, prospects edited by Quentin Skinner, Bo Stråth | JC11 .S775 2003 |
| Is there a duty to obey the law? Christopher Heath Wellman, A. John Simmons | KL 82 WEL 2005 |
Law and Morality
| The enforcement of morals Patrick Devlin |
KA 38 DEV 1968 |
| An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation Jeremy Bentham |
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| The morality of law Lon L. Fuller |
KA 38 FUL 1969 |
| Law and morality edited by Kenneth Einar Himma, Brian Bix |
KA 70 .E8 LAW 2005 |
| Law as a moral judgment Deryck Beyleveld, Roger Brownsword |
KA 10 BEY 1986 |
| Responsibility in law and morality Peter Cane |
KA 38 CAN 2003 |
| Morality and the law edited by Robert M. Baird and Stuart Rosenbaum |
BJ55 .M594 1988 |
Freedom of Expression - Pornography/Censorship
| Is there a right to freedom of expression? Larry Alexander |
JC599.U6 A49 2005 |
| Slouching towards Gomorrah: modern liberalism and American decline Roberty H. Bork |
HN59.2 .B68 1996 |
| On liberty and other essays John Stuart Mill |
JC585 .M74 1991 |
| Toleration: a critical introduction Catriona McKinnon |
HM1271 .M39 2006 |
| Dealing with pornography: the case against censorship paul Wilson |
HQ471.W54 1995 |
| Free speech Bruno Leone, editor |
JC591.F73 1994 |
Religion and the Law
| Acting on conscience: how can we responsible mix law, religion and politics? Frank Brennan |
KM 58 .K1 BRE 2007 |
| God vs. the gavel: religion and the rule of law Marci A. Hamilton |
KM 85 .G1 HAM 2007 |
| Law and religion editied Richard O'Dair and Andrew Lewis |
KL 11.001 CUR |
| Can God and Caesar coexist? [electronic resource]: balanding religious freedom and international law Robert F. Drinan |
Family Relationships
| Australian family law: the contemporary context Belinda Fehlberg and Juliet Behrens, Rae Kaspiew |
KN 170 .K1 FEH 2008 |
| The law and economics of marriage and divorce edited by A. W. Dnes and Robert Rowthorn |
KN 170 .G1 LAW 2002 |
| To have but not to hold : a history of attitudes to marriage and divorce in Australia 1858-1975 Henry Finlay |
KN 173.1 .K1 FIN 2005 |
| Marriage and divorce editor: Justin Healey |
HN850.Z4 I87 |
New Technology and Privacy
| Privacy, information, and technology Daniel J. Solove, Marc Rotenberg, Paul M. Schwartz | KM 209 .P7 .G1 SOL 2006 |
| The digital person : technology and privacy in the information age Daniel J. Solove | KN 347.9 .G1 SOL 2004 |
| Engaging privacy and information technology in a digital age [electronic resource] James Waldo, Herbert S. Lin, and Lynette I. Millett, editors |
Genetics and the Law
| Genomics and society : legal, ethical and social dimensions edited by George Gaskell and Martin W. Bauer | KN 185.54 GEN 2006 |
| Genetics and DNA technology : legal aspects Wilson Wall | KN 185.54 .A1 WAL 2004 |
| Essentially yours :the protection of human genetic information in Australia Australian Law Reform Commission | KL 176 AUSRT |
Animals and the Law
Exploring the Costs and Benefits of Globalisation
| Globalisation: north-south perspectives John Glenn |
JZ1318 .G554 2007 |
| Testing global interdependence: issues on trade, aid, migration and development edited by Ernest Aryeetey, Natalia Dinello |
JZ1318 .T426 2007 |
| The assymetries of globalization edited by Pan A. Yotopoulos and Donato Romano |
HF1379 .A87 2007 |
| The globalisation debate editor: Justin Healey |
HN850.Z4 I87 |
| Globalisation and the rule of law edited by Spencer Zifcak. |
KC 202 GLO 2005 |
Ethics of Consumption
| Con$umed: how markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole Benjamin R. Barber |
HC110.C6 B324 2007 |
| Consumerism editor, Justin Healey |
HN850 .Z4 I87 |
| Consumer culture : history, theory and politics Roberta Sassatelli | HC79.C6 S2235 2007 |
| Consuming life Zygmunt Bauman |
HC79 .C6 Z94 2007 |
Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):
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