Lucy's Argument: The Spycatcher Case in Australia

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Mortensen, Reid. 2023. "Lucy's Argument: The Spycatcher Case in Australia ." McKibbin, Sarah and Kennedy, Anthony (ed.) The Common Law Jurisprudence of the Conflict of Laws. United Kingdom. Hart Publishing. pp. 111-136

Chapter Title	Lucy's Argument: The Spycatcher Case in Australia
Book Chapter Category	Edited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID	2071
Book Title	The Common Law Jurisprudence of the Conflict of Laws
Authors	Mortensen, Reid
Editors	McKibbin, Sarah and Kennedy, Anthony
Page Range	111-136
Series	Bloomsbury Collections
Chapter Number	6
Number of Pages	26
Year	2023
Publisher	Hart Publishing
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
ISBN	9781509954285
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509954308.ch-006
Web Address (URL)	https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/the-common-law-jurisprudence-of-the-conflict-of-laws/ch6-lucy-s-argument-the-spycatcher-case-in-australia
Keywords	Private international law, Foreign governmental interests, Australia
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	480303. Conflict of laws (incl. private international law)
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