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The paper examines techniques suggested in recent times by the "access to justice" movement for overcoming the inadequacy of traditional means of consumer protection, which are very dependent upon the individual consumer's initiative and financial resources. The jurisdictions discussed are the United States, Britain, Australia, and Canada.

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In this article Ross Cranston discusses the changing nature of Federalism, tracing its development and examining possible characterizations of its basis. After reviewing the elements of “co-operative” and “coercive” Federalism, the author turns to “New Federalism” and what that means in terms of the Fraser government. He concludes that disputes over financial and other intergovernmental agreements are best left to the political sphere with the High Court acting in a supplementary role because of the inherent untidiness of a Federal system of government.