Public Interest Litigation: Making the Case in Australia
Alternative Law Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 219-233
5 Pages Posted: 26 Sep 2014
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Public Interest Litigation: Making the Case in Australia
Date Written: September 23, 2014
Abstract
Litigation is widely and appropriately recognised as an important component of the public interest advocacy ‘toolkit’. Yet little attention has been paid in Australian research and scholarship to an important question: under what circumstances is public interest litigation (‘PIL’) an effective way to bring about progressive social change? Informed by a review of the international literature on PIL, the authors argue for the importance of drawing on Australia’s rich history with PIL to develop a solid empirical evidence base which can inform future decisions about the strategic employment of PIL in campaigns to address the concerns and needs of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of Australian society.
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