The Cambridge Legal History of Australia
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The Cambridge Legal History of Australia

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The Cambridge Legal History of Australia

About this book

Featuring contributions from leading lawyers, historians and social scientists, this path-breaking volume explores encounters of laws, people, and places in Australia since 1788. Its chapters address three major themes: the development of Australian settler law in the shadow of the British Empire; the interaction between settler law and First Nations people; and the possibility of meaningful encounter between First laws and settler legal regimes in Australia. Several chapters explore the limited space provided by Australian settler law for respectful encounters, particularly in light of the High Court's particular concerns about the fragility of Australian sovereignty. Tracing the development of a uniquely Australian law and the various contexts that shaped it, this volume is concerned with the complexity, plurality, and ambiguity of Australia's legal history.

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Information

Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Maps
  8. List of Contributors
  9. 1 Editors’ Introduction
  10. Part I: Cultures of Law
  11. Part II: Public Authority
  12. Part III: Public Authorities in Encounter
  13. Part IV: Land and Environment
  14. Part V: Social Organisation
  15. Part VI: Social Ordering
  16. Part VII: Reckonings
  17. Index