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Gove Land Rights case
The plaintiffs' primary challenge was to convince the High Court that, contrary to the decision of Justice Blackburn in the Gove land rights case, the Anglo-Australian common law was capable of recognising the existence of native title.
Keywords: Blackburn, Justice, Common Law, Gove, land rights, native title, plaintiffs

Author: Kenna, Jonathan