Facts in Public Law Adjudication

Joe Tomlinson is Professor of Public Law at the University of York, UK and Research Director at the Public Law Project, UK.Anne Carter is Lecturer in Law at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

• IntroductionAnne Carter (University of Adelaide, Australia) and Joe Tomlinson (University of York, UK)Part I: Facts in Constitutional Adjudication2. The Rise of Facts in Public Law, Paul Daly (University of Ottawa, Canada) and Kseniya Kudischeva (Department of Justice, Canada) 3. Parliaments and Facts: Deepening Deliberation, Gabrielle Appleby (University of New South Wales, Australia) and Anne Carter (University of Adelaide, Australia)4. One Important Role of Facts in Constitutional Adjudication, Patrick Emerton (Deakin University, Australia) and Jayani Nadarajanlingam (University of Melbourne, Australia)5. Citizenship Denied - Constitutional Facts, and the Independence of Papua New Guinea, Rayner Thwaites (University of Sydney, Australia)Part II: Facts in Administrative Law6. The Interdependence of Process and Substance: Facts, Evidence and the Changing Nature of Judicial Review, Jason N E Varuhas (University of Melbourne, Australia)7. Judicial Review of 'Fact Work': Beyond the Law/Fact Distinction, Joanna Bell (University of Oxford, UK) and Elizabeth Fisher (University of Oxford, UK) 8. Legality in Fact-finding by Executive Decision-Makers: What Role for ultra vires? Emily Hammond (University of Sydney, Australia)9. Missing Evidence? The Duty to Acquire Systemic Data in Public Law, Joe Tomlinson (University of York, UK) and Cassandra Somers-Joce (University of Oxford, UK)10. The Treatment of Facts in South African Administrative Law, Glenn Penfold (Webber Wentzel, South Africa) and Cora Hoexter (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)11. Mistake of Fact as a Ground of Review: Distinct and Defensible, Hanna Wilberg (University of Auckland, New Zealand)Part III: Facts in Broader Perspective12. Indigenous Oral History in Canadian Courts: The Law of Fact-Finding and the Wrong Mistake, Hilary Evans Cameron (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)13. Political Science in the Courtroom: Potential and Pitfalls, Zim Nwokora (Deakin University, Australia) and Jayani Nadarajanlingam (University of Melbourne, Australia)14. History and Historical Facts in Constitutional Law, Caitlin Goss (University of Queensland, Australia)15. Defactualisation of Justice, Shiri Krebs (Deakin University, Australia)

A work that is as fascinating as it is illuminating.