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

by David Neal

Book Overview

Ironically, the first civil case to be heard in Australia occurred at the behest of two convicts under sentence. Of course, convicts had first-hand experience of criminal law, but all the settlers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052137264X
• ISBN13: 9780521372640
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"