Juridical Encounters: Maori and the Colonial Courts, 1840-1852
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From 1840 to 1852, during 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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1869408640
ISBN13:9781869408640
Release Date:February 2018
Publisher:Auckland University Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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