Physical description
93 p. : ill., 1 port. ; 20 cm.
Summary
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.
Keywords
- 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.
