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Unit of Study INDG1011 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues (2023)

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Unit description

Outlines the application of British and Australian laws to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples since 1788. Discusses the impact of law and policy relating to land, intellectual property, cultural heritage, the natural environment, criminal justice, child welfare, and discrimination. Contemporary legal issues will also be considered in areas such as Indigenous governance, recognition and self-determination.

Unit content

Module 1:  Dispossession and Colonisation

Module 2:  Warfare to Welfare: genocide and racial discrimination

Module 3:  Equality before the law: Criminalisation

Module 4:  Land Rights and Native Title

Module 5:  Racial Discrimination and the law

Module 6:  Unfinished business and emerging issues

 

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Learning outcomes

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

list the impacts of colonial and post-colonial law and policy in relation to Australian Indigenous peoples, including the terra nullius doctrine, protection policy and assimilation policy

examine possible avenues for reparation and redress, particularly as they apply to the stolen generations

recognise the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the criminal justice system

outline the arguments and processes involved in reconciliation, Constitutional recognition, treaty, and sovereignty.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Behrendt, L, Cunneen, C & Libesman, T, Watson, N, 2018, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Relations, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, Melbourne. ISBN: 9780190310035.
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