Abstract
Emeritus Professor Mary Hiscock is a foremost Australian legal scholar in Comparative Law. She has, over the course of her long and distinguished academic career, positively contributed to scholarship, practice and education in Comparative Law. This edited volume brings together Australian and international legal scholars to honour her in this festschrift in celebration of her 80th birthday.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Richetti, J. (2012). ‘The Value of the Festschrift: A Dying Genre?’. The Eighteenth Century, 53(2), 237.
- 2.
Rheinstein brought to the study of law a wealth of European culture.
- 3.
Soia Mentschikoff, the widow of Karl Llewellyn, had an amazing intellect and strong views. She normally taught Commercial Transactions, but taught Mary International Law.
- 4.
Sharp was a brilliant contract lawyer who gave Mary, coming from an Australian Catholic background, her first introduction to a coherent secular worldview.
- 5.
Some of the above material is based on Farrar, J. (2003). ‘Festschrift for David Allan and Mary Hiscock’. Bond Law Review, 15(2).
- 6.
The volume editors wish to thank Mikayla Brier-Mills for her efficient research assistance and in particular, her formatting skills.
References
Farrar, J. (2003). Festschrift for David Allan and Mary Hiscock. Bond Law Review, 15(2), 71–82.
Richetti, J. (2012). The value of the Festschrift: A dying genre? The Eighteenth Century, 53(2), 237.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Farrar, J.H., GOH, B.C. (2019). Introduction: Comparative Dimensions of Law in Context. In: Farrar, J., Lo, V., Goh, B. (eds) Scholarship, Practice and Education in Comparative Law. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9246-7_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9246-7_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-9245-0
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-9246-7
eBook Packages: Law and CriminologyLaw and Criminology (R0)