Introduction : public sentinels / Gabrielle Appleby and John M. Williams
Aspects of the history of the solicitor-general in Australia / Keith Mason
The parliament, the executive and the solicitor-general / Anthony Mason
The courts, the executive and the solicitor-general / M. G. Hinton
The role of solicitors-general in advising the holders of vice regal office / M. Sexton
Attorneys-general, solicitors-general and "the public interest" in Australian constitutional cases : a case for citizen input into the development of constitutional policy / Patrick Keyzer
The modern first law officer in Australia / Fiona Hanlon
The challenges of providing legal services to government / Gabrielle Appleby
The role of solicitor-general in contemporary New Zealand / David Collins
The law officers of the crown and the rule of law in the United Kingdom / Klearchos A. Kyriakides
The advisory function of the attorney general in the United States / Harold H. Bruff
Solicitors general in the United States / H. W. Perry Jr
Government lawyers and the elusive concept of public interest : a Canadian perspective / M. Deborah MacNair.
Public sentinels : a comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. ISBN 9781409454250. Published by Ashgate in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.