Law in War: Freedom and restriction in Australia during the Great War

During the Great War law was used in everyday life as a tool to discriminate, oppress, censor, and deprive many Australians of property, liberty, and basic human rights. A nation often amends its laws during war, not least to regulate life at home. Yet few historians have considered the impact of the law on Australians during the First World War. In this original book, Catherine Bond breathes life into the laws that were central to the way people were managed in Australia 1914–18. Engaging ...