John Turner memorial lecture with A-Professor Catherine Bond 2021

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Celebrate History Week 2021 with A/Prof Catherine Bond for 'Law In First World War Australia: Lessons for Modern Emergencies' - 2021 John Turner Memorial Lecture.

Emergencies - domestic or international - require changes in the behaviour of a community. Those changes will often be dictated by laws introduced by governments and passed by parliaments who believe they are motivated by and have the best interests of the community at heart.

But what if those laws discriminate against individuals or groups?

What if they restrict human rights, including freedom of speech and the press, freedom of movement and association, and personal property rights?

When should those laws be resisted, protested or ignored?

Through an examination of the laws that governed daily life in WWI Australia, this lecture provides insights into the past that can help inform how the community understands legal restrictions experienced during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a free and online event.  Lock in the 10 September at 10:00 am into your calendar and watch the lecture live.

This event is a part of History Week 2021 #fromthegroundup, organised by the History Council NSW.

Hosted by School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle