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He will speak on his research as a lawyer interested in the historical criminal prosecution of labour activists, drawing on his most recent book Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers (University of California Pree, 2022).  You can … Continue reading →

There are a number of history-focused NSW State Library Fellowships that are currently open for applications. Applications due Friday 14 July 2023. These include: Coral Thomas Fellowship – $110,000 – Encourages deep and focused research into Australian culture, history and … Continue reading →

The Francis Forbes Society  is offering small grants for legal history research proposals. The amount awarded will depend on the number of applications, but typically grants are a few thousand dollars to help defray costs of research/travel etc..  Any grant … Continue reading →

The New South Wales Act 1823 (9 Geo IV c96) (Imp) established the Supreme Court of NSW with equity and full civil, ecclesiastical and admiralty jurisdiction (except for divorce) with Francis Forbes as its first Chief Justice. As a consequence … Continue reading →

Legalities welcomes submissions in the broad field of socio-legal studies that are contextually sensitive, theoretically informed, critically engaged and interdisciplinary in scope, including on topics such as law and society, legal geography, law and politics, criminology, law and economy, law and … Continue reading →

Call for Papers 3rd Asian Legal History Conference The Transnational Legal History Group of CUHK LAW’s Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law is organizing the Third Asian Legal History Conference at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, Shatin, New Territories, … Continue reading →

Theory, Race and Colonialism Essay (TRACE) to honour the memory and continue the work of Tracey Banivanua-Mar For the best article published in law&history that engages theoretically with the themes of race and colonialism over the previous two calendar years … Continue reading →

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Conference registrations are now open for the ANZLHS 2022 conference – https://events.humanitix.com/australian-and-new-zealand-law-and-history-society-2022-conference

The Executive Committee is delighted to announce the award of Kercher scholarships to support the attendance of postgraduate students at this year’s ANZLHS conference.  Congratulations to the following researchers, all of whom will be presenting a paper in Sydney: A gift … Continue reading →