Indigenous Peoples & the Law
Customary Law I Native Title I Reconciliation and Social Justice
Timeline: Legal Developments Affecting Aboriginal People (AustLII)
Customary Law
The Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Laws (Australian Law Reform Commission)
Summary Report
Full Report Volume 1
Full Report Volume 2
Detailed look at Aboriginal customary laws and practices and whether, and in what manner they should be applied to Aborigines in civil or criminal cases before the ordinary courts, and to what extent Aboriginal communities should have the power to apply their customary law and practices in the punishment and rehabilitation of Aborigines.
Law Sites Revisited: Looking at Differences ( Barbara Nicholson - Wadi Wadi People)
This article looks at the differences between laws and law making in Western societies, and Aboriginal Customary Law and law making.
Aboriginal Law (The Law Report - ABC Radio)
Law and Culture in the West Kimberley Ngarinyin tribal lands(The Law Report - ABC Radio)
Interviews with a senior traditional lawman of the Ngarinyin people in the West Kimberley.
Sentencing Aboriginal Offenders - Aboriginal Customary Law (NSW Law Reform Commission)
Examines the relationship between Aboriginal customary laws and sentencing under the general criminal jurisdiction of NSW
Native Title
Native Title (Legal Information Access Centre Hot Topics - State Library of NSW)
Easy to read, but detailed guide to the issue of native title.
Land, Rights, Laws: Issues of Native Title (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies)
A collection of issues papers on various aspects of native title.
From Recognition to Reconciliation: The Functions of Aboriginal Rights Law (Melbourne University Law Review)
A look at native title issues following Mabo. Includes a comparison with the Canadian experience.
National Native Title Tribunal
The National Native Title Tribunal of Australia assists people to resolve native title issues.
The Tribunal's website has many useful fact sheets.
Reconciliation and Social Justice
Treaty Project (Gilbert & Tobin Centre of Public Law - UNSW)
Large list of resources on the issue of a treaty between indigenous and other Australians.
Reconciliation Australia - Resources - Resources for Students and Teachers
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)
Links to an extensive list of reports and other resources.
Bringing them home (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)
Education module about the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and their families.
Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (NSW Attorney General's Department)
Information on law and justice issues effecting Aborginal people in NSW. Includes a student page outlining the major issues.
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