Books on Australian military law are generally located at KM 400 K1 and KM 416 K1.
Military law in Australia by
Military Law in Australia covers contemporary legal practice in a military context. It is written by a stable of experts drawn from the profession, including a judicial officer, barristers, legal practitioners within Defence, legal academics, and public lawyers in government and the private sector. This is the first comprehensive book on military law in Australia for nearly a century, filling a hitherto neglected area of jurisprudence.The chapters cover all areas of law which have a special impact on the Australian Defence Force (ADF). These include the history of Australia's military operations, the development of the military justice system, particularly its constitutional foundation, and the key operational areas involving criminal, administrative, and international law including cyber law and outer space.Of particular relevance to serving members are those aspects of the book which deal with personnel matters for ADF members and their families, such as housing, health and welfare, superannuation, compensation and transition from the ADF, as well as defence awards, funeral assistance, and the rules concerning members' ability to stand for Parliament.For too long, the rules concerning the military in Australia have not readily been accessible, even by Commanders and practitioners. This work fills that gap in Australia's knowledge of the operations of a long-standing and increasingly important arm of their government.
Military Law in Colonial Australia by
This book breaks new ground in reviewing the naval and military law of the Australian colonies before their federation in 1901. Its particular focus is on the disciplinary codes contained in Acts of Parliament and subordinate legislation. A disciplinary code takes a certain form having regard to the nature of the force to which it is to apply, which in turn depends on the circumstances in which the force is raised and its proposed role.Matters dealt with include:An examination of the colonies' many disciplinary codes and a discussion of their adequacy.The political development of the colonies to the stage where they were prepared to raise local forces.The development of the British part-time forces and the British naval and military disciplinary codes, because the colonies looked to Britain for precedents for the kinds of forces they might raise and the disciplinary codes they might provide.The various kinds of naval and military forces that the colonies experimented with.The colonies' responses to the withdrawal of British regular army troops in the period 1860-70.The colonies' responses to the reports of senior British officers sent to the colonies to advise on defence matters, including the colonial forces.The naval and military law applying to colonial forces serving in the Sudan, the Boer War and the Boxer rebellion in China.Military Law in Colonial Australia is erudite, beautifully written and advances important new scholarship. The author, Neil Preston OAM, has provided an invaluable service to all those interested in both military history and Australian legal history.