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From 1840 to 1852, the Crown Colony period, the British attempted to impose their own law on New Zealand. In theory Maori, as subjects of the Queen, were to be ruled by British law. But in fact, outside the small, isolated, British settlements, most Maori and many settlers lived according to tikanga. How then were Maori to be brought under British law? Influenced by the idea of exceptional laws that was circulating in the Empire, the colonial ...

Introducing one of the central topics and concerns of jurisprudence - the authorisation and authority of law - this title aims to re-introduce and refresh jurisdictional thinking about law by addressing the ways that questions of jurisdiction still give shape to law and to legal thought.

Introducing one of the central topics and concerns of jurisprudence - the authorisation and authority of law - this book aims to re-introduce and refresh jurisdictional thinking about law by addressing the ways that questions of jurisdiction still give shape to law and to legal thought.

Too often law is still relegated to one of a number of forces or trajectories ¿ for example the movements of military forces and commodities ¿ that circulated and operated in Empire. This collection seeks to investigate law¿s central place in the British Empire, and the role of its agents in embedding British rule and culture in colonial territories. Showcasing the richness and diversity of writing about law in Empire, it illuminates the conti...

Too often law is still relegated to one of a number of forces or trajectories ¿ for example the movements of military forces and commodities ¿ that circulated and operated in Empire. This collection seeks to investigate law¿s central place in the British Empire, and the role of its agents in embedding British rule and culture in colonial territories. Showcasing the richness and diversity of writing about law in Empire, it illuminates the conti...