Cambridge Preliminary Legal Studies Fourth Edition
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Preliminary pages [PDF 2Mb]
Chapter 1 Basic legal concepts [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 2 Sources of contemporary Australian law [PDF 9Mb]
Chapter 3 Classification of law [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 4 Law reform [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 5 Law reform in action [PDF 9Mb]
Chapter 6 Your rights and responsibilities [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 7 Resolving disputes [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 8 Contemporary issue: The individual and technology [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 9 Children and young people [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 10 Women [PDF 8Mb]
Chapter 14 The Bali Nine [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 15 Alcohol and violence [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 17 Julian Assange [PDF 3Mb]
Chapter 18 Outlaw motorcycle gangs [PDF 6Mb]
Chapter 21 Digital piracy [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 22 Drug testing [PDF 4Mb]
Answers, glossary and index [PDF 1Mb]
Additional digital-only chapters
Chapter 5b Law reform in action [PDF 2Mb]
Chapter 8b Contemporary issue: The individual and technology [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 9b Children and young people [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 10b Women [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 11 Migrants [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [PDF 6Mb]
Chapter 13 People who have a mental illness [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 14b The Bali Nine [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 16 The Port Arthur massacre [PDF 6Mb]
Chapter 19 Mohamed Haneef [PDF 3Mb]
Chapter 20 The Northern Territory National Emergency Response [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 23 Facebook privacy issues [PDF 3Mb]
Cases, statutes and media reports [PDF 1Mb]
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Full PDF Textbook
Complete textbook [PDF 110Mb]
PDF Textbook chapters
Preliminary pages [PDF 2Mb]
Chapter 1 Basic legal concepts [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 2 Sources of contemporary Australian law [PDF 9Mb]
Chapter 3 Classification of law [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 4 Law reform [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 5 Law reform in action [PDF 9Mb]
Chapter 6 Your rights and responsibilities [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 7 Resolving disputes [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 8 Contemporary issue: The individual and technology [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 9 Children and young people [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 10 Women [PDF 8Mb]
Chapter 14 The Bali Nine [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 15 Alcohol and violence [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 17 Julian Assange [PDF 3Mb]
Chapter 18 Outlaw motorcycle gangs [PDF 6Mb]
Chapter 21 Digital piracy [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 22 Drug testing [PDF 4Mb]
Answers, glossary and index [PDF 1Mb]
Additional digital-only chapters
Chapter 5b Law reform in action [PDF 2Mb]
Chapter 8b Contemporary issue: The individual and technology [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 9b Children and young people [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 10b Women [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 11 Migrants [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [PDF 6Mb]
Chapter 13 People who have a mental illness [PDF 4Mb]
Chapter 14b The Bali Nine [PDF 1Mb]
Chapter 16 The Port Arthur massacre [PDF 6Mb]
Chapter 19 Mohamed Haneef [PDF 3Mb]
Chapter 20 The Northern Territory National Emergency Response [PDF 5Mb]
Chapter 23 Facebook privacy issues [PDF 3Mb]
Cases, statutes and media reports [PDF 1Mb]
You are entitled to download and store these PDFs. However they may not be transferred to another party, including other students, as electronic or print versions.
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