Past Law, Present Histories

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Past Law, Present Histories is written by Diane Kirkby and published by ANU E Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1922144037 (ISBN 10) and 9781922144034 (ISBN 13).

This collection brings methods and questions from humanities, law and social sciences disciplines to examine different instances of lawmaking. Contributors explore the problematic of past law in present historical analysis across indigenous Australia and New Zealand, from post-Franco Spain to current international law and maritime regulation, from settler colonial humanitarian debates to efforts to end cruelty to children and animals. They highlight problems both national and international in their implication. From different disciplines and theoretical positions, they illustrate the diverse and complex study of law’s history.