Taking Depositions at Molong: the Operation of Legal Power in 1850s New South Wales
Depositions, the initial documents of a criminal case, show the interpretation of their task by magistrates and the extent of policing by constables alongside understandings of law by ordinary people. They also show how the Aboriginal subject was countenanced. Molong magistrates attempted zealous ad...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Law, crime & history
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-81 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
Rights Information: | CC BY 4.0 |
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