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sovereignty
Independence after Mabo
Newspaper
1992
Mabo Case, sovereignty, Torres Strait
...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
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
Williams On The Discourses Of Conquest
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barbarism, native American, sovereignty
Sir William Blackstone
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1765
barbarism, Blackstone, Sir William, conquest, land use, property, property law, sovereignty
Crown Land
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colonisation, doctrine of tenure, indigenous Australians, International law, native title, New South Wales, sovereignty, terra nullius
The Skeleton Of Principle
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1992
Attorney-General (NSW) v Brown, 1847 , Australian Court Case, Brennan, Justice Gerard, Canberra, Common Law, crown land, doctrine of tenure, High Court judgement, High Court of Australia, High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, Privy Council, Queensland Government, sovereignty
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
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
The Order Of The Court
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1992
Brennan, Justice Gerard, crown land, extinguishment, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court judgement, High Court of Australia, Mer, native title, sovereignty
Indigenous Sovereignty
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aboriginal property ownership, Canada, First Nations Canada, indigenous people, Marshall Cases, native title, New Zealand (Aotearoa), sovereignty, Treaty of Waitangi, 1840 , United States of America
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
...The Crown's power to extinguish...
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1992
Brennan, Justice Gerard, Common Law, crown land, dispossession, extinguishment, Mabo v Queensland No.2, sovereignty
The 'Act of State' Doctrine
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act of state, Federal Court of Australia, Indian, indigenous people, sovereignty, Supreme Court USA, United States of America
The Cherokee Cases
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1810-1832
act of state, Cherokee cases, Cherokee Nation v Georgia (1831), Fletcher v Peck (1810), indigenous people, International Court Case, Johnson v Mc Intosh (1823), Marshall, Chief Justice, sovereignty, United States of America, Worcester v Georgia (1832)
Indian Title & Indian Sovereignty
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Cherokee cases, Common Law, indigenous people, International Court Case, Oneida Indian Nation v County of Oneida (1974), sovereignty, Supreme Court USA, United States of America, United States v Wheeler (1978)
...A mere change in sovereignty...
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1921
Africa, Brennan, Justice Gerard, indigenous people, International Convention, International Court Case, Mabo judgement, Nigeria, Privy Council, Southern Rhodesia, Amodu Tijani V Secretary, 1921, sovereignty
The decision of the Court
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1995
Canberra, extinguishment, High Court of Australia, Native Title Act (1993), Racial Discrimination Act, sovereignty, WA v Commonwealth, Western Australia
Native Title After The Murray Islands
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1990s
aboriginal law, Mabo judgement, Native Title Act (1993), sovereignty
Native Title & Sovereignty
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indigenous people, native title, sovereignty
What is sovereignty?
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human rights, International Convention, sovereignty
Indigenous sovereignty in Australia
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aboriginal law, self determination, sovereignty
Barunga Statement
Image and Text
1988
Barunga Statement, dari, sovereignty, treaties
An Expression Of Sovereignty
Topic
1992
High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, native title, self determination, self-government, sovereignty
...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
Testing Sovereignty: Isabel Coe v The Commonwealth
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1993
aboriginal law, Isabel Coe v The Commonwealth, native title, sovereignty
Ways of seeing indigenous Australians
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colonialism, colonists, crown land, land boundaries, land ownership, recognition, sovereignty, Sydney Gazette
Charity & Sovereignty
Topic
1840s
aborigines, Australia, land ownership, New South Wales, Queen Victoria, reserves, sovereignty
A Challenge To The Established Law
Topic
1987
Canberra, High Court of Australia, native title, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , sovereignty, terra nullius
...Challenges - Sovereignty and ownership distinguished...
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1992
extinguishment, Murray Island, plaintiffs, Queensland, sovereignty
...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
...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
Radical Title
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Australian Court Case, Common Law, Cooper V Stuart, crown land, New South Wales, plaintiffs, Queensland, Radical Title, sovereignty
...Title and Ownership Distinguished...
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1847-1992
Attorney-General (NSW) v Brown, 1847 , Australian Court Case, Brennan, Chief Justice Gerard, Common Law, Mabo v Queensland No.2, native title, New South Wales, NSW v The Commonwealth, 1975, ownership, Radical Title, Randwick Corporation v Rutledge, 1959 , sovereignty
Acquisition of sovereignty by settlement
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native title, plaintiffs, settlements, sovereignty, Toohey, Justice
...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
...Extinguishment of native title and compensation...
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1992
Brennan, Chief Justice Gerard, Canada, crown land, Dawson, Justice, Deane, Sir William, extinguishment, Gaudron, Justice Mary, Guerin v The Queen, High Court of Australia, International Court Case, Mabo judgement, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Mason, Chief Justice Anthony, native title, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , Racial Discrimination Act, sovereignty, Toohey, Justice , United States of America
Terra Nullius
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colonisation, crown land, doctrine of tenure, First Fleet, New South Wales, sovereignty, terra nullius
Britain's Acquisition Of Sovereignty
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1879
Britain, colonisation, Mabo Case, Mer, plaintiffs, sovereignty
Extinguishment of Native Title Continued
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1989
claim, extinguishment, land ownership, native title, plaintiffs, Queen Victoria, Radical Title, sovereignty
Sovereignty & Indigenous Self-Government
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Mabo judgement, native title, sovereignty
Sovereignty & Ownership Distinguished
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land ownership, Mabo judgement, native title, sovereignty
The Status Of Australian Colonies
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crown land, land ownership, sovereignty, terra nullius
New Zealand
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1840
colonisation, Maori, New Zealand (Aotearoa), sovereignty, treaties, Treaty of Waitangi, 1840