the continuation of an indigenous system of law
Nonie Sharp writes of 'the continuation of an indigenous system of law, known as Malo's law, which upholds both a system of land ownership and the practice of a style of cultivation.':
'The Islanders drew attention to two questions central to their land claim; first is the existence of proprietary rights in land and the presence of boundary markers between allotments of land, many of which were already there before Europeans came to the Murray Islands; second is the continuation of an indigenous system of law, known as Malo's Law, which upholds both a system of land ownership and the practice of a style of cultivation.'
'The Islanders drew attention to two questions central to their land claim; first is the existence of proprietary rights in land and the presence of boundary markers between allotments of land, many of which were already there before Europeans came to the Murray Islands; second is the continuation of an indigenous system of law, known as Malo's Law, which upholds both a system of land ownership and the practice of a style of cultivation.'
Keywords: land ownership, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, religion, sacred, 1990
Sharp, Nonie 1990, 'Contrasting Cultural Perspectives', 'Law In Context', 8(1) at p 13.
Author: Kenna, Jonathan
Author: Kenna, Jonathan