The rule of law in history and memory: Australian and Canadian settler frontiers

这项研究的灵感来自于当前澳大利亚和加拿大关于“历史战争”的辩论，这些辩论提出了关于殖民地过去“发生了什么”的问题，表明了国家历史记忆的形成对当今至关重要。这些争论表明，需要更详细的历史研究，以了解欧洲定居点的边界在实践中是如何演变的，以及土著居民是如何受制于殖民法律权威的。作为一项比较历史项目，这项研究不仅具有国际意义，而且具有国家意义。它有可能通过突出澳大利亚和加拿大经验之间的差异和相似之处来提高对当前状况的理解。

This study is inspired by current 'History Wars' debates in Australia and Canada, which in raising questions about 'what happened' in the colonial past have demonstrated that the shape of the nation's historical memory is of vital present day importance. These debates have shown that more detailed historical research is required into how the frontiers of European settlement evolved in practice, and how Indigenous populations were made subject to colonial legal authority. As a project of comparative history, the study is of international as well as national significance. It has the potential to generate improved understanding of current conditions by highlighting differences and similarities between Australian and Canadian experiences.