Other Lands Settled By The British

By the latter part of the eighteenth century, British Imperial policy held some regard for indigenous peoples and their rights.

Treaties were signed across much of North America and in New Zealand, while in 1763, a Royal Proclamation for North America acknowledged indigenous rights throughout much of the continent.

During the nineteenth century, court decisions in these countries provided further recognition of the rights of prior inhabitants. This protection was subsequently eroded, as more settlers arrived and pressure on land increased.

Since the 1960's however, the trend has been to restore a degree of recognition of indigenous rights. Unfortunately, in Australia, there was no prior recognition of these rights to re-establish.

• Terra Nullius Defined
• International Law
• Colonisation
• Human Rights
• Takeovers
• Bases For Takeovers
• Justifications
• Barbarism
• Hierarchies Of Land Use
• Recent Changes To International Law
• Territorial Integrity
• The Common Law Of England
• Common Law Rules For New English Territories
• Settled & Conquered Colonies
• The Status Of The Australian Colonies
• Reception Of English Law
• Sovereignty & Ownership Distinguished
• Other Lands Settled By The British
• Terra Nullius & Australia
• Crown Land
• Gove Case
• The Gove Decision Questioned
• The Mabo Case
• The Mabo Decision
• Britain's Acquisition Of Sovereignty
• Pre-Existing Land Rights
• The Doctrine Of Tenures Reconsidered
• Extinguishment Of Native Title
• Sovereignty & Indigenous Self-Government