93 p. : ill., 1 port. ; 20 cm.This book sets out the High Court Mabo decision in plain English, giving everyone the chance to read the case for themselves. It reduces the judgements to less than a third of their original length. It avoids repetition, translates legalese into English and gathers the judgement into chapters and themes. It looks at the specific issues raised by the High Court judges including terra nullius, Crown sovereignty, land ownership, naive title and protecting native title under the Racial Dicrimination Act.australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | australia. racial discrimination act 1975 | native title - cases - mabo | law - relation to anglo australian law | law - jurisprudence | native title - extinguishment | race relations - racial discrimination - anti discrimination - legislation. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992 -- trials, litigation, etc. | australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | native title (australia) | torres strait islanders -- land tenure. | torres strait islanders -- legal status, laws, etc. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. | land tenure -- law and legislation -- australia. | queensland -- trials, litigation, etc.

115 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.Discusses the importance of Indigenous communities being able to implement their own models of dispute resolution which take into account traditional values and decision-making structures; proposes a model which could be adapted for use in traditional, rural and urban communities.law - indigenous - dispute management | law - relation to anglo australian law | law enforcement | social organisation - elders | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. | arbitration and award -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | dispute resolution (law) -- australia.

ISBN: 0644459425aboriginal australians -- legal status: laws:etc, customary law -- australia

Previous owner: T. H. Smithcentral australian aboriginal legal aid service -- history, aboriginal australians -- legal status: laws: etc. -- northern territory -- alice springs, aboriginal australians -- northern territory -- alice springs -- interviews, legal aid -- northern territory -- alice springs -- history, lawyers -- australia -- interviews

11p.; 30 cm.Supplement to Course for the training of feild officers. The coursework covers 10 units, covering communication, introduction to the law, the role of a field officer, Koories and the law, family law, children and the law, tenancy law, consumer law, and equal opportunity. Written in consultation with Jim Berg and Jan Muir from the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, and Alf Bamblett of the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated.aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc -- victoria. | legal aid -- victoria. | law -- study and teaching -- victoria. | legal services -- victoria.

iii-vi; pp71; This bibliography covers Aboriginal customary law, its interaction with the Australian legal system and the latter's relevance to the Aborigines. It has been assembled in three sections: Books and Articles; Statem Federal and Colonial Legislation; and Bibliographies and other aids.australia. law. implications for australian aborigines. bibliographies. | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. -- bibliography. | law -- australia -- bibliography.

v. ; 29cm.Aboriginal Law Bulletin began in 1981 as one of the first projects of the Aboriginal Law Research Centre at the University of NSW. The Centre became the Aboriginal Law Centre in 1986 and the Indigenous Law Centre in 1997; journal title changed to Indigenous law bulletin from Vol. 4 no. 1 (Apr. 1997)law -- australia -- periodicals | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. -- periodicals | torres strait islanders -- legal status, laws, etc. -- periodicals | race discrimination -- law and legislation -- australia | discrimination in law enforcement -- australia -- periodicals | government policy | law - indigenous | law - international law - human rights | law - legal system | law - legal aid services | race relations - racial discrimination - legislative | politics and government - social justice

Overview of key issue papers no. 1-8 Reprinted March 1994ISBN: 0644328436aboriginal australians -- government relations, torres strait islanders -- government relations, torres strait islanders -- legal status: laws: etc, aboriginal australians -- legal status: laws: etc, aboriginal australians -- treatment, torres strait islanders -- treatment

No. of volumes: 3 Volume range: Summary report & Vols. 1-3 Missing volumes: 3 Report no. 31ISBN: 0644013486customary law -- australia, aboriginal australians -- social life and customs, aboriginal australians -- legal status: laws: etc

xiv, 390 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cm.Highlights significant differences in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal notions of land and land management.national parks and reserves -- australia -- management -- congresses. | land use -- australia -- management -- congresses. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure -- congresses. | aboriginal australians -- antiquities -- congresses.

xvii, 255 p. ; maps; 21 cm.Contents: THE LEGACY OF THE PAST. Henry Reynolds: European justification for taking the land; Noel Loos & Jane Thomson: Black resistance past & present: An overview.FEDERAL POLICIES IN THE SEVENTIES. Lyndall Ryan: Federal policies on land rights: an overview of the seventies; Commentary: H.C. Coombs.LAND RIGHTS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. Bob Collins: The march backwards; Proposed liquor laws & a draft criminal code for the Northern Territory.A TREATY & THE NAC. H.C. Coombs: The case for a treaty; Les Malezer: NAC proposals for a Makarrata; Marcia Langton: The international lobby and Makarrata; Judith Wright: In defence of a treaty. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT POLICIES. Garth Nettheim: The Queensland Acts & human rights; Jim Keeffe: DAIA: The role of the protector - then & now.QUEENSLAND RESERVES AND COMMUNITIES. Kenny Jacobs, Roberta Felton & Darwin Mudunathi: Mornington Island perspectives; Delphine Geia: Life on Palm Island; Eric Kyle: Changes on Palm Island; Shorty O'Neill : The effects of Queensland policies on grass roots Aborigines; Granny Dolly speaks; Les Collins: The significance of the Aboriginal flag. TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSPECTIVES. Eddie Koiki Mabo: Land rights in the Torres Strait; Nonie Sharp: The seafaring peoples of the Cape York region: Themes in a quest for homelands; Ben Mills: Islanders' response to proposed repeal of the Torres Strait Islanders Act. POSSIBILITIES FOR COMMONWEALTH ACTION. Garth Nettheim: The possibilities for Commonwealth action in Queensland. THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT. Al Grassby: Combatting racism in Australia. A HIGH COURT CHALLENGE? Barbara Hocking: Is might right? An argument for the recognition of traditional Aboriginal title to land in the Australian courts; Greg McIntyre: Aboriginal land rights - a definition at common law.aboriginal australians. land rights. conference proceedings | aboriginal australians. race relations. conference proceedings | aboriginal australians -- land tenure -- congresses. | aboriginal australians, treatment of -- congresses. | australia -- race relations -- congresses.

212 P.; appendices; maps; plates; ill.; footnotes; bib.; refs.; figs.; 21 cm.White colonisation of Australia; violent conflict; establishment of reserves; current situation legal oppression in Queensland; racism and discrimination; poverty, malnutrition and disease; government policy; land rights; mining on Aboriginal land; Aboriginal struggle for rights.aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- government relations. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | colonisation | economics - income - poverty and low income | government policy | health - nutrition disorders | land rights - mining industry | land rights - excisions and leases - mining leases | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | race relations - racial discrimination - legislative

i-iv; 167 P.; index; bib.; footnotes; 21 cm.The central thesis of this book is that the major failing of native title, as communal, inalienable and partial title, is that is does not represent a sound instrument for significantly improving the conditions and prospects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The costs involved to the Australian community are not balanced by commensurate benefits to indigenous Australians.land tenure -- law and legislation -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | torres strait islanders -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- economic conditions. | torres strait islanders -- social conditions. | torres strait islanders -- economic conditions.

176 p. ; 20 cm.Frank Brennan, a lawyer, Jesuit priest and Aboriginal affairs advisor to Australia's Catholic bishops, explains what needs to be done in law and social justice to create an agreement for the future between black and white Australians.aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- civil rights. | aboriginal australians -- government relations.

32 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. ; 28 cm.Aboriginal land rights then and now. Traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers ovetook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. In this book, the story of Aboriginal land rights, then and now, is told. Read about traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers overtook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. -- Back cover.aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure -- juvenile literature.

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