A Legal History for Australia

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Explore the compelling history of Australian law with "A Legal History for Australia." This engaging textbook, written by Sarah McKibbin, Libby Connors, and Marcus Harmes, provides Australian law students with a comprehensive understanding of legal development. The book is rich with learning features and illustrations, offering a unique combination of research and teaching expertise in Australian history, British constitutional history, and modern Australian law. It covers the social and political contexts of legal history from medieval England to present-day Australia, including the origins of common law, the growth of the legal profession, the Magna Carta, the English Civil Wars, the Bill of Rights, the American War of Independence, convict transportation, the role of the Privy Council, Indigenous Australia, the federation movement, and constitutional independence. Enhanced by a dynamic writing style and student-focused tools like learning outcomes and discussion points, this paperback edition brings historical analysis to life with primary documentary evidence and focused studies of notable figures and issues. Legal History Australia, Australian Law, Legal Education, Australian History, Constitutional Law, Sarah McKibbin, Libby Connors, Marcus Harmes, Paperback Book.