Although it was once believed that courts simply declare authoritatively what the law is - leaving any change in the law to our elected representatives - that myth was exploded long ago. The courts make law, and the High Court makes more than most. How, then, does this sit with the law-making responsibility of the...

Transcript of Michael Coper's paper to UNSW 2003 Constitutional Law Conference discussing the successes and failures of the High Court over the past 100 years.