Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society
Encyclopedia
The Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society was founded in 1993 and is a learned society
for legal historians. Its membership is based primarily in Australia
and New Zealand
, and includes professional and academic historians as well as lawyers. Its main function is to organise an annual legal history conference, and it also publishes occasional journals, most recently the Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society e-Journal.
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
for legal historians. Its membership is based primarily in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and includes professional and academic historians as well as lawyers. Its main function is to organise an annual legal history conference, and it also publishes occasional journals, most recently the Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society e-Journal.