Title Treaty / Sean Brennan ... [and others]

Published Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2005

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
WATERFT LAW	KM 208.431 K1 Bre/Tre		AVAILABLE
MELB	KM 208.431 K1 Bre/Tre		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL	342.940872 Bre/Tre		AVAILABLE

Description xvi, 176 pages ; 21 cm Contents 1. The treaty debate -- 2. Treaty at the policy and practical level -- 3. Indigenous people and the law -- 4. The question of sovereignty -- 5. What can we learn from overseas? -- 6. What does native title offer? -- 7. Models for an Australian treaty? -- 8. The path forward Summary Australia's first peoples are on the lowest rung of our society and are largely locked out of the wealth of a very affluent country. This book takes a practical look at whether modern treaty making between Indigenous peoples and government in Australia is feasible and whether a treaty could help solve these problems Analysis Ethnic relations Australian Aboriginal studies Civil & human rights Aboriginal treaty Aboriginal land rights Self determination Indigenous populations Social justice Legislation United States Canada New Zealand Australia overseas comparisons Race relations Cases (Law) Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Race relations. Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. Aboriginal Australians -- Treaties. Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights. Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure. Social justice -- Australia. SUBJECT Australia -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100476 -- Political aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005651 Genre/Form Treaties. Treaties. Author Brennan, Sean, 1965- LC no. 2005434380 ISBN 1862875596

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