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Britain
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
Justifications For Conquests Of Britain
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Britain, Britain, conquest
Justifications For Conquests Of Britain
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Britain, Britain, conquest
...social Darwinism...
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barbarism, Britain, Darwin, Charles, social theory
Henry Home
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Britain, International law, land use, property, property law, 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
...The power of the High Court to determine the common law...
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1992
Brennan, Justice Gerard, Britain, Canada, High Court of Australia, International law, Mabo judgement, Mabo v Queensland No.2, New Zealand (Aotearoa), United States of America
...The implications of overseas law for native title in Australia...
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Australian Court Case, Britain, Canada, Delgamuukw v British Columbia, Fejo v Northern Territory (1998), International Court Case, International law, Kirby, Justice Michael, Mabo v Queensland No.2, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Queensland Government, Supreme Court of Canada, United States of America
Britain's Acquisition Of Sovereignty
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1879
Britain, colonisation, Mabo Case, Mer, plaintiffs, sovereignty
Common Law Rules For New English Territories
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Britain, Britain, British law, Common Law, conquest, International law
Common Law Rules For New English Territories
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Britain, Britain, British law, Common Law, conquest, International law