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The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the Victorian jurisdiction. The Library runs independently of the Court, under a governing Committee. The Library provides services to all Victorian judicial officers and members of the legal profession. There are five branches of the Law Library of Victoria, providing 24/7 access to digital and print collections for all judicial officers and barristers.

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In celebration of thesaurus day, today’s shelfie is some of the books from the reference collection, including the Macquarie and Roget’s. Here’s the question: is it thesauruses or thesauri? #thesaurusday #thesaurus #shelfie #libraryshelfie #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #lawlibraryvic

Beautiful photo of the facade of the Supreme Court of Victoria, thanks to @jonathan_steffanoni for the great image! ・・・
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Another item in our ongoing series of found bookmarks: a torn-off section of an envelope, return address to Legal Aid Committee. #supremecourtlibrary #library #bookmark #foundbookmarks #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #legalaid

A new display in the Supreme Court Library looks at the Menhennitt ruling and Victoria in the 1960s.
In 1969, social change was in the air. Australia still had troops in Vietnam, but opposition to the war was widespread, fuelled by resistance to conscription into the armed forces. Female jurors had sat on cases in the Victorian legal system for just two years. There were 17 Supreme Court judges, all of whom were men. The County Court moves from the Law Courts building to its new home across the road at the corner of William and Lonsdale Street.
And in May 1969, Justice Menhennitt made a ruling in the trial of R v Davidson that clarified some points of law about when it was legal to perform abortions. This ruling made abortion legal in Victoria. One of the most significant cases of judge made law in Australia, it’s impact and aftermath both, socially and politically, would be profound.
Visit the Supreme Court Library to view the exhibition. #supremecourtofvictoria #justicemenhennitt #judgment #history #historicalmelbourne

Looking for a quiet, cool space to escape from the heat this week? Level 2 of the Supreme Court Library has rooms available for use. #lawlibraryvic #supremecourtlibrary #melbourne #summer #librariesofinstagram #supremecourtofvictoria

📚Selfie Friday: Textbook on the law of tort by Winfield. #shelfie #libraryshelfie #lawlibraryofvictoria #book #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #melbourne #supremecourtofvictoria

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