{"product_id":"a-legal-history-for-australia-paperback","title":"A Legal History for Australia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah McKibbin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLibby Connors\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarcus Harmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a contemporary legal history book for Australian law students, written in an engaging style and rich with learning features and illustrations. The writers are a unique combination of talents, bringing together their fields of research and teaching in Australian history, British constitutional history and modern Australian law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first part provides the social and political contexts for legal history in medieval and early modern England and America, explaining the English law which came to Australia in 1788. This includes: \u003cbr\u003eThe origins of the common law\u003cbr\u003eThe growth of the legal profession\u003cbr\u003eThe making of the Magna Carta \u003cbr\u003eThe English Civil Wars \u003cbr\u003eThe Bill of Rights\u003cbr\u003eThe American War of Independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second part examines the development of the law in Australia to the present day, including: \u003cbr\u003eThe English criminal justice system and convict transportation\u003cbr\u003eThe role of the Privy Council in 19th century \u003cbr\u003eIndigenous Australia in the colonial period \u003cbr\u003eThe federation movement\u003cbr\u003eConstitutional Independence \u003cbr\u003eThe 1967 Australian referendum and the land rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe comprehensive coverage of several centuries is balanced by a dynamic writing style and tools to guide the student through each chapter including learning outcomes, chapter outlines and discussion points. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe historical analysis is brought to life by the use of primary documentary evidence such as charters, statutes, medieval source books and Coke's reports, and a series of historical cameos - focused studies of notable people and issues from King Edward I and Edward Coke to Henry Parkes and Eddie Mabo - and constitutional detours addressing topics such as the separation of powers, judicial review and federalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Legal History for Australia\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging textbook, cogently written and imaginatively resourced.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah McKibbin is Lecturer in Law, and Libby Connors and Marcus Harmes are Associate Professors, all at the University of Southern Queensland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52697930367283,"sku":"9781509939572","price":93.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bW5JalBLNjhXRDNBZmVydU16VmZXUT09.webp?v=1763150387","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-legal-history-for-australia-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}