Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword x
5. Acknowledgments xii
6. Introduction 1
7. Authority at the Boundaries of Empire
8. Libel and The Colonial Administration of Justice in Upper Canada and New South Wales, C. 1825–30 15
9. The Limits of Despotic Government at Sea 38
10. One Chief, Two Chiefs, Red Chiefs, Blue Chiefs 55
11. Rhetoric, Reason, and the Rule of Law in Early Colonial New South Wales 78
12. Sometimes Persuasive Authority 101
13. Courts and Judges in the Colonies
14. Courts, Communities, and Communication 117
15. Fame and Infamy 135
16. Moving in an “Eccentric Orbit” 156
17. “Not in Keeping with the Traditions of the Cariboo Courts” 176
18. Property, Politics, and Petitions in Colonial Law
19. Starkie’s Adventures in North America 195
20. The Law of Dower in New South Wales and the United States 208
21. Contesting Prohibition and the Constitution in 1850s New Brunswick 221
22. From Humble Prayers to Legal Demands 240
23. Afterword 268
24. Notes 277
25. Selected Bibliography 352
26. Contributors 377
27. Index 380
28. Publications of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History 394
29. Law and Society 398