The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony: Law and Politics in Early New South Wales
This book, written by a lawyer and unique for its perspective based in both legal and social history, illuminates the important role played by the concept of the rule of law in the transformation of New South Wales from a penal colony to a free society. The convicts had first-hand experience of criminal law, but all the settlers were part of a culture that emphasized the rule of law as the guarantee of its fundamental political value, British liberty. Dr. Neal outlines the interaction between law and politics in early New South Wales, where because there were no official political structures, the courts served as a de facto parliament and a means of political expression.
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The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony: Law and Politics in Early New South Wales
This book, written by a lawyer and unique for its perspective based in both legal and social history, illuminates the important role played by the concept of the rule of law in the transformation of New South Wales from a penal colony to a free society. The convicts had first-hand experience of criminal law, but all the settlers were part of a culture that emphasized the rule of law as the guarantee of its fundamental political value, British liberty. Dr. Neal outlines the interaction between law and politics in early New South Wales, where because there were no official political structures, the courts served as a de facto parliament and a means of political expression.
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The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony: Law and Politics in Early New South Wales

The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony: Law and Politics in Early New South Wales

by David Neal
The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony: Law and Politics in Early New South Wales

The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony: Law and Politics in Early New South Wales

by David Neal

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This book, written by a lawyer and unique for its perspective based in both legal and social history, illuminates the important role played by the concept of the rule of law in the transformation of New South Wales from a penal colony to a free society. The convicts had first-hand experience of criminal law, but all the settlers were part of a culture that emphasized the rule of law as the guarantee of its fundamental political value, British liberty. Dr. Neal outlines the interaction between law and politics in early New South Wales, where because there were no official political structures, the courts served as a de facto parliament and a means of political expression.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521372640
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 01/31/1992
Series: Studies in Australian History
Pages: 284
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Great changes; 2. Free society, penal colony, slave society, prison?; 3. The rule of law; 4. The courts; 5. The magistracy; 6. Policing a penal colony; 7. The campaign for trial by jury; 8. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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