Law, Politics and Intelligence: A Life of Robert Hope

by Peter Edwards

Robert Marsden Hope (1919-99), a NSW Supreme Court judge, shaped the structures, operations, and doctrines of Australia's intelligence agencies more than any other individual. Commissioned by three Prime Ministers to conduct major inquiries, including two royal commissions, Justice Hope prescribed the structures, legislation, operational doctrines, and national and international arrangements that would ensure Australia had agencies that were effective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742235379
• ISBN13: 9781742235370
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 416 Pages