The Court as Archive: Rethinking the Institutional Role of Federal Superior Courts of Record

Grant number: DP130101954 | Funding period: 2013 - 2016

Completed

Abstract

This project examines the institutional role of federal superior courts of record to ground an analysis of their responsibilities as curators of a significant national archive. It will provide principles for the administration of court records that respond to the competing legal and civic demands of contemporary Australian society.

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The Court As Archive

Ann Genovese, Trish Luker, Kim Rubenstein

2019-02-15

In particular, this collection addresses what it means for contemporary Australian superior courts of record to not only have cons..

A Conversation with Louise Anderson and Ian Irving (Former Native Title Registrars, Federal Court of Australia)

Ann Genovese, Kim Rubenstein

2019-01-01

On 27 February 2017, Kim Rubenstein and Ann Genovese interviewed Louise Anderson and Ian Irving for the Court as Archive Project. ..

A Conversation with Warwick Soden (Principal Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Court of Australia)

Kim Rubenstein, Ann Genovese

2019-01-01

On 28 January 2016, Kim Rubenstein and Ann Genovese interviewed Warwick Soden for the Court as Archive Project, at the Principal R..

A Matter of Records: The Federal Court, The National Archives and 'The National Estate' in the 1970s

Ann Genovese

2019-01-01

Australian scholars of law and history have duties to the places and institutions in which we practice our activities, to show ade..

Introduction

Ann Genovese, Trish Luker, Kim Rubenstein

2019-01-01

Until the late 20th century, ‘an archive’ generally meant a repository for documents, as well as the generic name for the wide ran..

University of Melbourne Researchers

Ann Genovese