Justice In Arms: Military Lawyers In The Australian Army's first Hundred Years
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Justice In Arms: Military Lawyers In The Australian Army's first Hundred Years
By (Author) Australian Army Legal Corps
Edited by Bruce Oswald
Edited by Jim Waddell
Big Sky Publishing
Big Sky Publishing
5th January 2014
Australia
Classifications
Physical Properties
Hardback
456
Width 155mm, Height 232mm
Description
Justice in Arms brings to life a fascinating and important element of Australias legal history the role of Army legal officers in Australia and in expeditionary operations from the Boer War until 2000. This is a comprehensive and absorbing history which describes the dynamic interaction of institutional and political imperatives and the personalities who managed this interaction over the decades. It is populated by colourful characters and legal luminaries and demonstrates that military justice is rightly concerned with discipline and cohesiveness. Reflecting broader societal norms, it is also concerned with the rule of law and respect for the rights, liberties and fair treatment of those who serve in the armed forces. Justice in Arms describes the extraordinary contribution of Army legal officers to both the profession of arms and the development of the law, charting the evolving personal and structural relationships between Army legal officers and command dictated by the changing legal needs of the Army and the broader Australian Defence Force. Today Army legal officers apply, adapt and shape the law to meet evolving needs in peacetime and during armed conflict and peace operations, ensuring the legitimacy of military action and the maintenance of domestic and international support for national objectives.
Author Bio
Colonel Bruce Ossie Oswald has served in both the Regular and Reserve components of the Australian Army since 1979. He is currently a consultant to the Director of Army Legal Services. He is an Associate Professor at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne, and was Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (2012-2013). Colonel Jim Waddell was a clerk of petty sessions and coroner before joining the Australian Regular Army in 1989. He has served as Director Legal At Headquarters Joint Operations Command, Director of Army Legal Services, Directory of Military Justice and Director of Chief of the Defence Force Commissions of Enquiry.
