Pt 1. The English heritage
2. The royal courts and the development of the common law
3. The lawyers and the early development of the doctrine of precedent
4. The idea of law in the civil war and the glorious revolution
Pt 2. The impact of the English heritage
5. The impact on the indigenous inhabitants
6. Britain and the colonists - using the heritage
Pt 3. Moving towards independence
7. The nature and scope of parliamentary democracy in the states
8. Federation as the will of people
9. Independent attitudes, race and justice
Pt 4. Drawing on the heritage: legal institutions in action
10. Classifying Australian law
11. The courts in action
12. The doctrine of precedent
13. The doctrine of precedent in action
14. Interpreting statutes
15. Conclusion - the importance of law.