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Common Law
Koiki's Birth Certificate Extract
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1936
birth certificate, Common Law, crown land, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer
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
Common Law And Statute
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British law, Common Law, custom, property
Justice Brennan And Settled Colonies
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1992
Brennan, Justice Gerard, colonialism, Common Law, High Court of Australia, terra nullius
Canada
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1763-1988
Blackburn, Justice, British Columbia, Calder v Attorney-General, 1973 , Canada, Common Law, First Nations Canada, Gove Case, International Court Case, Nisga'a, Royal Proclamation of 1763, Supreme Court USA
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 reason why I was involved...
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1981
Common Law, conference, Gove Case, Hocking, Barbara, James Cook University, Kennedy, Flo, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Nettheim, Garth, Passi, Reverend Dave, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, The Townsville Conference
The Goals
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annexation, Common Law, High Court of Australia, native title, ownership, plaintiffs
Mabo V Queensland
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1992
Brisbane, Common Law, extinguishment, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, native title
Defining native title: the Native Title Act 1993
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1993
Common Law, custom, Mabo judgement, native title, Native Title Act (1993)
...full respect...
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1995
Common Law, cultural preservation, custom, Dodson, Michael, indigenous people
...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
International Comparisons
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British law, Canada, colonialism, Common Law, High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, native title, New Zealand (Aotearoa), United States of America
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)
Delgamuukw v British Columbia: Aboriginal title Aboriginal rights
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1997
British Columbia, Canada, Common Law, Delgamuukw v British Columbia, First Nations Canada, indigenous people, International Court Case, International law, Mabo v Queensland No.2, R v Van Der Peet (1996), Supreme Court of Canada
Other Jurisdictions
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1973
colonisation, Common Law, High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, native title, Papua New Guinea
Vulnerablity to extinguishing acts
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1992-
Common Law, extinguishment, native title
Determination Of Native Title
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1993
Common Law, Federal Court of Australia, Native Title Act (1993)
The colonial courts and Aboriginal law
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aboriginal law, Common Law, Jacky Anzac Jadjurin v R (1982), R v Ferguson (1970), R v Murrell (1836)
The Benefits Of Native Title
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1992-
Common Law, equality, human rights, indigenous people, Mabo judgement, national identity, native title, social justice
Gove Land Rights case
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Blackburn, Justice, Common Law, Gove, land rights, native title, plaintiffs
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
...Native title: a burden on the radical title of the Crown...
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1992
Common Law, native title, New South Wales, plaintiffs, Radical Title, terra nullius, Toohey, Justice
...Australia was the anomalous one...
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1992
Common Law, Common Law, High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, native title, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.)
...Australia was the anomalous one...
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1992
Common Law, Common Law, High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, native title, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.)
Aboriginal & Treaty Rights In Aotearoa - NZ
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1840
Common Law, Maori, native title, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Privy Council, Treaty of Waitangi, 1840
Common Law Rules For New English Territories
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Britain, Britain, British law, Common Law, conquest, International law
General Principles Of Native Title
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aboriginal law, Common Law, native title, Native Title Act (1993)
Other Lands Settled By The British
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Canada, colonisation, Common Law, native title, New Zealand (Aotearoa), treaties, Treaty of Waitangi, 1840 , United States of America
Reception Of English Law
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colonisation, Common Law, International law
Settled & Conquered Colonies
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British law, colonisation, Common Law, terra nullius
The Common Law Of England
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British law, colonisation, Common Law
The Limits Of Native Title
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Common Law, native title
The judiciary has done its duty
Newspaper
1997
Common Law, High Court judgement, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, native title, terra nullius, Wik
What price native rights?
Newspaper
1997
Common Law, compensation, extinguishment, land tenure, National Native Title Tribunal, Native Title Act (1993), NSW Acquisition Act, Western Australia, Wik