History
Aboriginal People and Australian Law
Introduction The legal history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia is a story of dispossession, discrimination, and resistance, but also of recognition and reconciliation. …
Colonial Legal History of Australia
Introduction The legal history of Australia from colonisation in 1788 to Federation in 1901 is the story of the reception, adaptation, and transformation of English law in a new and challenging …
Convict Law and the Transportation System
Introduction The transportation of British convicts to Australia (1788–1868) was the founding event of the Australian colonies and the primary legal mechanism through which the early colonial …
Federation and the Development of Australian Law (1901–1986)
Introduction The period from Federation in 1901 to the Australia Acts in 1986 is the formative era of Australian law, during which the constitutional framework established in 1901 was interpreted, …