Michael Kirby: Paradoxes and Principles

Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles 'is the first biography of The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG; written by one of Australia's leading public law and political science scholars, AJ Brown.
When he retired from the High Court, The Hon Michael Kirby was Australia's longest serving judge. Kirby was a leader in law reform and human rights with the OECD, UNESCO, UNHRC and WHO. His legal and humanitarian contribution as a judge, both here and overseas, is unparalleled.
Michael Kirby spans Kirby's life from his humble beginnings in Concord to his work as the first Australian to serve as a Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Human Rights. It looks not just at the judge but at Michael the person.
He holds law and politics degrees from UNSW, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the ANU, and a PhD from Griffith University. Professor Brown is welcomed as an alumnus of the ANU.