Law and Justice in the 1950s

Case Studies From a Neglected Decade

Fiona CownieEditorRosemary AuchmutyEditor

Written for historians and legal specialists alike, this book reveals the stories behind the laws of 1950s England and Wales. Drawing on a range of fascinating case studies, it examines the social, political and economic contexts surrounding the considerable breadth of legal developments in the decade, and throws new light on current debates about the relationship between law, inclusion and equality in different spheres of activity.

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Cover titled: "Law and Justice in the 1950s: Case Studies from a Neglected Decade, edited by Fiona Cownie and Rosemary Auchmuty". The cover images shows a small child, standing in front of a nineteen fifties Volkswagen Beetle, parked in the driveway of a modest brick-built house, holds an older woman's hand and looks directly into the camera.
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Cover image: Fiona Cownie and family friend Florence Terrett outside the Cownie family home in Ripon, Yorkshire, 1959. Photo credit: Joseph Terrett.

The cover images shows a small child, standing in front of a nineteen fifties Volkswagen Beetle, parked in the driveway of a modest brick-built house, holds an older woman's hand and looks directly into the camera.

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