Introduction to the Australian legal system and legal processes for tertiary students undertaking law units in a non-law course. Covers the nature, form and purpose of the law and the legal system, the various ways in which law is made and the basic public institutions involved in law-making. Discusses the technique of extracting legal principles from the two most important sources, case law and statutory law. Revision questions and exercises are provided at the end of each chapter. Includes a glossary, table of cases, table of statutes and an index.