Debt, seduction, and other disasters : the birth of civil law in convict New South Wales
Debt, seduction, and other disasters : the birth of civil law in convict New South Wales
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Edition Details
- Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Bruce Kercher
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): New South Wales
- Publication Information: Sydney : Federation Press, 1996
- Publication Type (Medium): History
- Type: Book
- Other titles: Debt, seduction & other disasters
- Permalink: https://books.lawi.asia/debt-seduction-and-other-disasters-the-birth-of-civil-law-in-convict-new-south-wales/ (Stable identifier)
Short Description
XXII, 238 pages : ILlustrations ; 22 cm
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, Debt, seduction, and other disasters : the birth of civil law in convict New South Wales is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: Federation Press
- Responsable Person: Bruce Kercher.
- Publication Date: 1996
- Country/State: New South Wales
- Number of Editions: 1 editions
- First edition Date: 1996
- Last edition Date: 1996
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KUC47.9
- Dewey Code: 346.944
- ISBN: 1862872007 9781862872004
- OCLC: 36100152
Main Contents
English law in the Australian bush Military honour and civilian law Freedom in an unfree colony From honour to wealth Pigs, storms and fires Chaotic land titles, strange currencies and the failures of the autocrats The birth of contract Deceit and debtors' prison Transferring law to the bush References/ Index
Summary Note
Based on a detailed study of Australia's earliest civil court records – a million handwritten words about daily life and trade, this book covers the turbulent years in the penal colony. It shows the egalitarianism of life in the colony, even for serving convicts and married women.