Past law, present histories / edited by Diane Kirkby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kirkby, Diane, editor.

Series:

Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--History.

Law.

Law--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australia : Australian National University, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This collection brings methods and questions from humanities, law and social sciences disciplines to examine different instances of lawmaking.

Contents:

Public Opinion, Private Remonstrance, and the Law: Protecting Animals in Australia, 1803-1914. Stefan PetrowUsing the Law: Working-Class Communities and Carnal Knowledge Cases in Victoria, 1900-06. Jennifer Anderson; Reading Past Cases of Child Cruelty in the Present: The Use of the Parental Right to Discipline in New Zealand Court Trials, 1890-1902.Debra Powell; Women, Children and Violence in Aboriginal Law: Some Perspectives From the Southeast Queensland Frontier.Libby Connors; III. Law as Theory and Practice

How to Write Feminist Legal History: Some Notes on Genealogical Method, Family Law, and the Politicsof the Present.Ann GenoveseSpain's 'pact of silence' and the Removal of Franco's Statues. Aleksandra Hadzelek; 'The sailor is a human being':Labour Market Regulation and the Australian Navigation Act 1912.Diane Kirkby; Parental 'Consent' to Child Removal in Stolen Generations Cases. Thalia Anthony and Honni van Rijswijk; Contributors; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resouce; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 27, 2016).

ISBN:

9781922144034

1922144037

OCLC:

801412011

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459858