Scots law and legal pluralism in Aotearoa: Some preliminary thoughts
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Was there a second law of New Zealand or second laws? Though English law was officially transplanted to Britain’s colonies, Scots law had a hidden influence on settler society and governance. This paper reveals some preliminary discoveries from my Marsden-funded project on Scots law in Aotearoa New Zealand. It examines the role of Scottish criminal procedure on the administration of justice in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Speaker Bios
Valerie Wallace, a Senior Lecturer in History at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, researches Scotland’s role in British settler colonialism. Her first prize-winning book, Scottish Presbyterianism and Settler Colonial Politics: Empire of Dissent (2018) considered the disruptive influence of Scottish politico-religious ideas in the age of reform. Her current Marsden-funded project investigates the hidden impact of Scots law and legal procedure on settler society and governance in nineteenth-century Aotearoa New Zealand.
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For more information contact: Valerie Wallace
valerie.wallace@vuw.ac.nz