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Edges and Outsiders: Law and Order in Marginal Spaces in the Early Modern Atlantic World

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In a world before the internet, telephone or even telegrams, how did the rule of law operate in places far removed the seat of government, and easy reach of state authorities?

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Event details

Historians and legal scholars examine how communities in marginal or wilderness spaces across the Atlantic World in the 17th and 18th centuries.  The event is cross disciplinary, and suitable for anyone with an interest in the topic. No prior knowledge is assumed or expected.

Programme

The program will begin with a series of presentations and will end with some time for questions and discussion. It starts at 2.30pm and ends at 4.15pm

"An incorrigible scum of rascals": the Executed Men of the East India Company" Cheryl Fury, University of New Brunswick

"The 'force of Lodge-administered justice': freemasonic lodges  as educational and regulatory institutions in colonial Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and St John's Island". Bonnie Huskins, University of New Brunswick

The End of Piracy: "Reverend Cotton Mather Literary Crusade Against the Six Pirates of the Whydah Shipwreck" Bethany Henderson, University of New Brunswick

“Before R v Dudley and Stephenson-The Rule of Law in Wilderness Places” Javier Garcia Oliva, University of Manchester and Helen Hall, Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé

Booking information

No payment is required. Booking is required in order to obtain the link to join.

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