Historique
Périodique
Trends and influences in the history of australian drug legislation
(Tendances et influences dans l'histoire de la législation australienne en matière de drogue)
Auteur(s) :
MANDERSON, D.
Année :
1992
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
26
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 1992, 22, 507-520
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Les auteurs retracent brièvement les moments importants de l'émergence de la législation contrôlant les "drogues dangeureuses" telles que l'opium, la morphine, la cocaïne et l'héroïne de 1900 à 1950. Les premières lois prohibitionnistes de l'usage non médical des drogues suscitées par un racisme anti-chinois plus que par la santé des usagers. Plus tard les nouveaux textes en appui sur le précédent résultaient plus de la pression internationale que d'une volonté nationale de lutte contre la drogue.
ENGLISH :
In this article the author briefly traces some features in the emergence in Australia of legislation controlling "dangerous drugs" such as opium, morphine, cocaine and heroin from 1900 to 1950. It is argued that, in common with other similar countries, the first laws prohibiting the non-medical use of drugs were enacted as a symptom of anti-chinese racism and not out of any concern for the health of users. It is further argued that later laws, which built upon that precedent, developed not through any independent assessment of the drug problem in Australia but rather in response to pressure from the international community. (Extract from author's abstract)
Les auteurs retracent brièvement les moments importants de l'émergence de la législation contrôlant les "drogues dangeureuses" telles que l'opium, la morphine, la cocaïne et l'héroïne de 1900 à 1950. Les premières lois prohibitionnistes de l'usage non médical des drogues suscitées par un racisme anti-chinois plus que par la santé des usagers. Plus tard les nouveaux textes en appui sur le précédent résultaient plus de la pression internationale que d'une volonté nationale de lutte contre la drogue.
ENGLISH :
In this article the author briefly traces some features in the emergence in Australia of legislation controlling "dangerous drugs" such as opium, morphine, cocaine and heroin from 1900 to 1950. It is argued that, in common with other similar countries, the first laws prohibiting the non-medical use of drugs were enacted as a symptom of anti-chinese racism and not out of any concern for the health of users. It is further argued that later laws, which built upon that precedent, developed not through any independent assessment of the drug problem in Australia but rather in response to pressure from the international community. (Extract from author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Inst. Comparative Law, Mc Gill Univ.
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.