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An Unruly Child - A history of law in Australia (Paperback)
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An Unruly Child - A history of law in Australia (Paperback)
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'This is a provocative re-examination of our legal history
appearing at a time when Australians are reconsidering both their
past and their future.' - The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG,
President of the New South Wales Court of AppealThe imperial view
of Australian law was that it was a weak derivative of English law.
In An Unruly Child, Bruce Kercher rewrites history. He reveals that
since 1788 there has been a contest between the received legal
wisdom of Mother England and her sometimes unruly offspring. The
resulting law often suited local interests, but was not always more
just.Kercher also shows that law has played a major role in
Australian social history. From the convict settlements and the
Eureka stockade in the early years to the Harvester Judgement, the
White Australia Policy and most recently the Mabo case, central
themes of Australian history have been framed by the legal
system.An Unruly Child is a groundbreaking work which will
influence our understanding of Australia's history and its legal
system.
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