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26th Annual Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society Conference

21–23 September 2007*

Hosted by the School of Law, University of New England, Australia.

The conference theme, Fenceposts in Legal History, encourages deep consideration of discrete or pivotal events, laws, issues or people (‘fenceposts’) as well as longer term analysis of historical periods or paradigms (connecting fenceposts as themes through time and place). This is intended to be a broad and inclusive theme bridging connections between law and history.

Invited keynote speaker is:

Call for Papers

Extended due date for abstracts (about 300 words): 10 August 2007

In line with its regional location, it has been decided that the conference theme will be ‘Fenceposts in Legal History’. The conference theme encourages deep consideration of discrete or pivotal events, laws, issues or people (‘fenceposts’) as well as longer term analysis of historical periods or paradigms (connecting fenceposts as themes through time and place). This is intended to be a broad and inclusive theme bridging connections between law and history.

The conference will not be limited to this theme, however, and proposals of papers are also welcome on any area of legal history. Acceptance is contingent on the ability of the organisers to place papers in appropriate panels. Late registrations will be accepted at the discretion of the organisers, but that will depend on the availability of the limited space at our venues.

Each paper will be allotted a total of 30 minutes; it is expected that most papers will be delivered in approximately 20 minutes, with the remaining time left free for questions and discussion. Normally there will be three papers in an hour and half session.

The deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2007. Abstracts of 300 words may be submitted by email, or by post to the conference convenors, Mark Lunney and Craig Collins.

You will be notified of the receipt of your proposal by email. Your proposal should include the following details:

  • ANZLHSC in subject line of email with your surname and initial (eg. ANZLHSC Lunney M)
  • Name/Affiliation:
  • Address:
  • Postcode:
  • Email Address:
  • Contact phone:
  • Title of Paper:
  • Abstract (no more than 300 words):
  • Audio-Visual Requirements:

Conference Venue

The 26th ANZLHS Annual Conference will be hosted by the School of Law at the University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales.

The University of New England (UNE) is Australia’s oldest regional university, with a history dating back to the 1920’s and a status as an autonomous university since 1954. UNE is located in Armidale, the principal town of the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales. Armidale is the highest major town in Australia with an altitude of approximately 1000 metres. Unlike many areas of Australia, Armidale has four distinct seasons, and the conference is being held in Spring, a particularly beautiful time of year on the tablelands when the many cool climate gardens are in full bloom. Armidale is also noted for its colonial architecture, a feature of which is the distinctive ‘blue bricks’ used in many of the buildings. The city offers great food, an emerging cool climate wine industry, a variety of accommodation, good shopping and vibrant monthly markets, to name just a few of its many attractions.

The areas surrounding Armidale are spectacular and include the New England National Park and the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, both of which are world-heritage listed. If you have the time it is well worth spending a few days taking in this dramatic gorge country; there are multiple opportunities for bushwalking, trout and fly fishing, fossicking and horse riding. Accommodation in Armidale and details of how to get to Armidale can be found at the following website: http://www.armidaletourism.com.au/visitarmidale.asp

Please note that the conference is taking place during a period of residential schools at the University of New England (where external students travel to Armidale for a short period of study). In these periods certain types of accommodation may be limited and, in particular, the availability of seats on flights to Sydney will reduce. The latter is particularly important if you are planning to fly out on Sunday 23 September as there are only three flights to Sydney on that day. We would also recommend that flights are booked as early as possible to take advantage of the cheaper seats that are available.

The UNE campus itself is roughly four kilomtres from the centre of Armidale. Visitors to UNE who will be parking on campus must have a valid parking coupon.

*Australian Historical Association 2007 Regional Conference immediately following: 23 September (evening) – 26 September 2007, UNE Armidale NSW.