LAWS104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Feminist Legal Theory, Legal Positivism, Australia Act 1986
Document Summary
The origins of our laws and legal system. Purpose of the law to establish order within society and avoid a state of chaos or the uprising of anarchy: legal theory and scholarship have contributed to the understanding of law. Australia find their roots not in the tradition of native inhabitants, but in the traditions of a colonial power which imported its understanding of law and social organisation with the landing of the first white settlers in 1788. ~ 17th century - bill of rights 1689. 18th century act of settlement 1701. Together, the 1689 and 1701 acts delivered a constitutional settlement. 19th century - colonial empires, moves towards federation. 20th century federation; growth of international law. Year 1066, the conquest of england by william, the duke of normandy was a sentimental event which resulted in australia and other british colonies sharing the same distinct legal tradition which is referred to as common law.
