Dr John Emerson

Telephone	+61 8 8303 4371
Position	Visiting Research Fellow
Email	john.emerson@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8303 4344
Building	Ligertwood
Floor/Room	4 14
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Law School

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Biography/ Background

John's formal studies are in French, specialising in cinema. In 2002 he was commissioned to write a series of books on South Australian legal history and the Law School has provided him with a base. The first two were published in 2006 (see list below) and currently he is writing a biography of poet and former Chief Justice John Bray.

Professional Associations

Association Culturelle Franco-Australienne

Research Interests

John's current primary research is for his biography of John Bray.

Publications

John published numerous articles and book chapters as postgraduate student in journals in Australia, France, Belgium, UK and USA.

Since 2002 he has published numerous articles in the Law Society Bulletin and in The Advertiser on legal history topics. For the Bulletin he is also doing an ongoing series of profiles of South Australian Supreme Court judges.

Books

First Among Equals. Adelaide: University of Adelaide Barr Smith Press, 2006.

History of the Independent Bar of South Australia. Adelaide: University of Adelaide Barr Smith Press, 2006.

Community Engagement

John Bray Law Chapter, Alumni, University of Adelaide Editorial Committee, Law Society Bulletin

Entry last updated: Friday, 17 Aug 2007

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