Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Relations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Relations Second Edition considers the contact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with Anglo-Australian law, and deals primarily with the problems the imposed law has had in its relationship with Indigenous people in Australia. The book is comprehensive in scope and covers key issues relating to sovereignty, jurisdiction and territorial acquisition; family law and child protection; criminal law, policing and sentencing; land rights and native title; cultural heritage, heritage protection and intellectual property; anti-discrimination law; international human rights law; constitutional law; social justice, self-determination and treaty issues.

PART ONE: THE LAW OF THE COLONISERS1. Dispossession and Colonisation Terri Libesman2. Warfare to Welfare: Genocide and Racial Discrimination Terri Libesman3. Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Welfare Terri LibesmanPART TWO: EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW: CRIMINALISATION4. Juvenile Justice Chris Cunneen5. Criminalisation and Policing in Indigenous Communities Chris Cunneen6. Courts, Sentencing and Punishment Chris Cunneen7. Indigenous Women and Criminal Justice Chris CunneenPART THREE: LAW, LAND AND CULTURE8. Land Rights Nicole Watson9. Native Title Asmi Wood10. Protecting Culture Robynne QuigginPART FOUR: LAW, RIGHTS AND GOVERNANCE11. Racial Discrimination and the Law Nicole Watson12. The New Paternalism Larissa Behrendt13. A Framework for Self-Determination Larissa Behrendt14. Unfinished Business Larissa Behrendt