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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459434803321

Titolo

Dialogue about land justice [[electronic resource] ] : papers from the National Native Title conference / / edited by Lisa Strelein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2010

ISBN

0-85575-746-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StreleinLisa

Disciplina

323.119915

Soggetti

Native title (Australia)

Aboriginal Australians - Land tenure

Aboriginal Australians - Government relations

Aboriginal Australians - Politics and government

Aboriginal Australians - Legal status, laws, etc

Land tenure - Law and legislation - Australia - History

Electronic books.

Australia Colonization History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction: The legacy of Mabo's case; Mabo Lecture: Asserting our sovereignty; Confessions of a native judge: Reflections on the role of transitional justice in the transformation; Mabo Lecture: Where we've come from and where we're at with theopportunity that is Koiki Mabo's legacy to Australia; Native title is property*; A curious history of the Mabo litigation; The role of the High Court and the recognition of native title; Hypothesising social native title

Symbolism and function From native title to Indigenous self-government*Societies, communities and native title*; Self-determination and Indigenous nations in the United States; Legal personality and native  title corporations; Native title, agreements and the future of Kimberley Aboriginal people; Achieving real outcomes from native title claims; Who's driving the agenda?; Mabo Lecture: A long journey to climb the mountain; Mabo Lecture: Addressing the economic exclusion of Indigenous Australians through native title;



Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dialogue about Land Justice provides a solid understanding for readers of the key issues around native title from the minds of leading thinkers, commentators and senior jurists. It consolidates sixteen papers presented to the national Native Title Conference since the historic Mabo judgment.