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terra nullius
High Court Findings
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1992
Canberra, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court judgement, land rights, Mabo Case, Mabo judgement, terra nullius
Mabo case: 'terra nullius an empty theory'
Newspaper
1992
Mabo Case, Mabo judgement, native title, terra nullius
...land belonging to no-one...
Video
1788
colonial warfare, colonisation, crown land, doctrine of tenure, extinguishment, Land Bilong Islanders, land rights, settlements, sovereignty, terra nullius
Anaya On International Law And States
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Anaya, S. James, indigenous people, International law, terra nullius
Proclaimed to be Crown Land
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1879
annexation, Britain, British law, colonialism, crown land, doctrine of tenure, Land Bilong Islanders, Mer, Murray Island, terra nullius
Justice Brennan And Terra Nullius
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1992
Brennan, Justice Gerard, Canberra, Common Law, conquest, High Court judgement, International law, sovereignty, terra nullius
In Defence Of The Indians
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1550-1551
Anaya, S. James, barbarism, colonialism, colonisation, Columbus, Christopher, Europe, indigenous people, International law, New World, property law, terra nullius
The Spanish School
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Europe, human rights, native title, New World, property law, terra nullius
Grotius
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doctrine of tenure, Europe, International law, property, property law, terra nullius
Henry Home
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Britain, International law, land use, property, property law, terra nullius
John Locke
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colonialism, colonisation, land use, property, property law, terra nullius
Emerich De Vattel
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1760
colonialism, colonisation, Cook, Captain James, Europe, International law, land use, property, property law, terra nullius
Reflections On Vattel
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colonialism, colonisation, conquest, land use, terra nullius
...distinct tribal areas...
Video
1788-
barbarism, colonisation, colonisation, Land Bilong Islanders, land use, property, terra nullius, tribes
The Western Sahara Case
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1975
Africa, Brennan, Justice Gerard, International Court of Justice, occupation, terra nullius, Western Sahara case
Reflections On Blackstone
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Blackstone, Sir William, British law, colonialism, colonisation, conquest, settlements, terra nullius
Justice Brennan And Settled Colonies
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1992
Brennan, Justice Gerard, colonialism, Common Law, High Court of Australia, terra nullius
Cooper v Stuart
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colonialism, colonisation, Cooper V Stuart, crown land, doctrine of tenure, New South Wales, Privy Council, settlements, terra nullius
The Doctrine of Tenures
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conquest, property law, terra nullius
Open Slather
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1982-1992
terra nullius
...original owners of the soil...
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Africa, Canada, New Zealand (Aotearoa), property law, settlements, terra nullius, United States of America
Reynolds On Banks
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Banks, Sir Joseph, barbarism, gardening, land use, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), terra nullius
London's Attempts To Rectify Matters
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1788-
Britain, colonialism, colonisation, conquest, convicts, Cook, Captain James, First Fleet, humanitarians, invasion, property, property law, settlements, Tasmania, terra nullius, United States of America
Crown Land
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colonisation, doctrine of tenure, indigenous Australians, International law, native title, New South Wales, sovereignty, terra nullius
Settled Colony And Reception Of English Law
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1992
barbarism, Brennan, Justice Gerard, British law, Canberra, Common Law, land use, Mabo judgement, settlements, sovereignty, terra nullius
Brennan On The Doctrine Of Tenures
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1992
Attorney-General (NSW) v Brown, 1847 , Australian Court Case, Brennan, Justice Gerard, Canberra, Common Law, conquest, crown land, crown land, doctrine of tenure, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, Mabo judgement, sovereignty, terra nullius
...a legal fiction called terra nullius...
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1992
High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Land Bilong Islanders, Native Title Act (1993), political reaction, terra nullius
Brennan On Extinguishment
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1992
Brennan, Justice Gerard, Canada, Canberra, Common Law, crown land, doctrine of tenure, extinguishment, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, native title, New Zealand (Aotearoa), pastoralism, sovereignty, terra nullius, United States of America
...A tiny island...
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High Court of Australia, Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo Case, plaintiffs, reconciliation, terra nullius
Reynolds on Aboriginal Sovereignty
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High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court of Australia, Native Title Act (1993), property law, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), sovereignty, terra nullius
Reynolds On Terra Nullius
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annexation, barbarism, British law, International law, ownership, property law, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), sovereignty, terra nullius, United States of America
Proclamation of Annexation
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1979
annexation, colonisation, crown land, doctrine of tenure, land ownership, Mer, Queensland Government, terra nullius
Defining native title: the Mabo decision
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crown land, cultural preservation, doctrine of tenure, High Court judgement, Mabo judgement, terra nullius
International Court of Justice in its Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara
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1975
Africa, indigenous people, International Court of Justice, terra nullius, Western Sahara case
...a legal fiction based on political convenience...
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1992
Australian Court Case, Isabel Coe v The Commonwealth, Mabo judgement, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Mansell, Michael, Mason, Chief Justice Anthony, native title, sovereignty, terra nullius
A Humanitarian Tradition
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Australia, colonialism, Cook, Captain James, First Fleet, humanitarians, land rights, terra nullius
Public reaction to Gove decision
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1971
Blackburn judgement, Blackburn, Justice, crown land, First Fleet, Gove, Gove Case, land rights, Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd, 1971 , mining, Nabalco, Northern Territory, terra nullius, Yirrkala, Yolgnu
A Challenge To The Established Law
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1987
Canberra, High Court of Australia, native title, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , sovereignty, terra nullius
...Challenges - Terra Nullius...
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terra nullius
...The doctrine of terra nullius...
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Canada, extinguishment, First Fleet, land rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement, Murray Island, New South Wales, New Zealand (Aotearoa), plaintiffs, Queensland, terra nullius, United States of America
...Territory practically unoccupied...
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1889-1991
Australian Court Case, Blackburn, Justice, Cooper V Stuart, doctrine of tenure, Federal Court of Australia, Gove Case, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd, 1971 , mining, Nabalco, Nettheim, Garth, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Privy Council, terra nullius, Yirrkala, Yolgnu
...Sovereignty...
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1992
annexation, Brennan, Justice Gerard, Mabo Case, Mabo v Queensland No.2, NSW v The Commonwealth, 1975, plaintiffs, sovereignty, sovereignty, terra nullius
...That to me is an injustice...
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land ownership, Meriam culture, Moynihan, Justice Martin, terra nullius
...The Goal Realised...
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claim, crown land, High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, plaintiffs, terra nullius
...Does settlement deliver absolute and complete ownership to the Crown?...
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1991-1992
annexation, Attorney-General (NSW) v Brown, 1847 , Australian Court Case, barbarism, Blackburn, Justice, Brennan, Justice Gerard, crown land, Deane, Sir William, doctrine of tenure, Gaudron, Justice Mary, Mabo judgement, Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd, 1971 , Murray Island, native title, Queensland, settlements, sovereignty, terra nullius, Toohey, Justice
...Native title: a burden on the radical title of the Crown...
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1992
Common Law, native title, New South Wales, plaintiffs, Radical Title, terra nullius, Toohey, Justice
Some ramifications of the decision for criminal law
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Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory)(1976), Australian Court Case, High Court judgement, High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, Mason v Tritton, 1994, native title, Native Title Act (1993), Northern Territory, R v Murrell (1836), Supreme Court of NSW, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, terra nullius, United States of America, Walker v NSW (1994), Yanner Murrandoo, Yolgnu, Yunupingu, Galarrwuy
Terra Nullius
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colonisation, crown land, doctrine of tenure, First Fleet, New South Wales, sovereignty, terra nullius
Bases For Takeovers
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1992
Australian Labor Party, barbarism, Brennan, Justice Gerard, terra nullius, Whitlam, Gough
Murray Island Annexation
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1879
annexation, colonisation, conquest, International law, Mabo Case, Mer, Murray Island, Queensland, terra nullius
Hierarchies Of Land Use
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barbarism, colonisation, terra nullius
Justifications
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barbarism, colonisation, terra nullius
Settled & Conquered Colonies
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British law, colonisation, Common Law, terra nullius
Takeovers
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barbarism, colonisation, International law, terra nullius
Terra Nullius & Australia
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crown land, dispossession, doctrine of tenure, First Fleet, land rights, resistance, terra nullius
Terra Nullius Defined
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terra nullius
The Age Of Paternalism
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Chief Protector of Aborigines, colonisation, Federation, International law, paternalism, protection, terra nullius, White Australia Policy
The Mabo Case
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1982-1992
High Court of Australia, International law, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, terra nullius
The Status Of Australian Colonies
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crown land, land ownership, sovereignty, terra nullius
The judiciary has done its duty
Newspaper
1997
Common Law, High Court judgement, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, native title, terra nullius, Wik
Terra Nullius Rejected and the Mabo Saga Unfolds
Newspaper
1993
High Court judgement, Mabo Case, Native Title Act (1993), terra nullius
Colonisation
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colonisation, High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, terra nullius