term given by the High Court to Indigenous land rights by the Court in Mabo and others v State of Queensland (No.2) [1992] HCA 23. The case required the High Court to consider the legality of the ‘doctrine of terra nullius’ – land belonging to no one. This was the legal concept of that when the first Europeans came to Australia the land was owned by no one and thus was open to settlement. The High Court ruled in favour of Mabo and overturned the concept of ‘terra nullius’. This effectively resulted
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Strathern‚ Cultural Anthropology: A Contemporary Perspective‚ (3rd edition ed‚ 1998 (1981) - Tamanaha‚ A General Jurisprudence of Law and Society (2001) ch 7 - Twining‚ W‚ ‘A Post-Westphalian Conception of Law’ (2003) 37 Law & Society Review Case Law - Mabo and Others v Queensland (No. 2) [1992] HCA 23; (1992) 175 CLR 1 Other Sources [2]Merry‚ Sally Engle. 1988. “Legal Pluralism.” Law & Society Review 22: 869-896. [4]Roger Keesing and Andrew Strathern‚ Cultural Anthropology: A Contemporary Perspective
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This was a big moment because he was locked in the compound for 15 years now. Eli and his family entered the compound because a fake nuclear attack occurred. This fake nuclear attack left out his twin brother Eddy‚ and his grandma. Rex‚ his dad‚ wanted to leave out Eli’s grandma but wanted Eddy to stay with the family and enter the compound. The compound was kind of like a prison. Rex is a selfish man. He does not think through his actions and does what he thinks is best for him even though he thinks
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a very interesting novel. Eddy Okobu lives in Hawaii. Eddy is an Asian-American. After Eddy lies about his age and signs up for the army Hawaii has been introduced to the Pearl Harbor explosions. Now everybody sees all of the Asian-Americans as an enemy and the Army makes them do the dirty work: dig trenches‚ set up barbed wire along the beach‚ and stand watch all night. After a couple of months they put the Asian-Americans on a remote island to do a special job. Eddy soon finds out that he is bait
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The Church of Christ‚ Scientist was founded in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879. The church was founded to commemorate the word and works of Christ Jesus and reinstate primitive Christianity and it lost elements of healing. The church of Christ Scientist focused on prayer and “spiritual healing”. Mary Baker Eddy incorporating in 1879 following a claim from personal healing in 1866 where she illustrated from reading the bible. In the decades of the 20th century‚ Christian Science
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A very good evening to our guest of honor‚ Mr Eddy‚ teachers and friends. First of all‚ let me take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you for making this farewell party a success. I am sure most of us have come here with mixed feelings. On the one hand‚ we are all happy that our form teacher‚ Mr Eddy‚ will be going on a promotion as the Senior Assistant to St Peter High School. On the other hand‚ we feel sad because today we will be saying farewell to one of our most dedicated teachers
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fiction had a significant impact on Australia with the widely known Mabo Case. In May 1982‚ Eddie Mabo and four other plaintiffs of the Murray Islands pursued confirmation of their traditional land rights in the High Court of Australia. Their claim had been that Murray Island (Mer) had been previously inhabited and had been possessed by the Meriam people with their own social and political organisations. After 10 years and the death of Mabo‚ on June 3 1992‚ the High Court ruled that the lands of Australia
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Practical Activity – Lenz’s Law Syllabus: 2.7‚ 2.5‚ 2.6 Aim – What is the effect of Lenz’s law? How does Lenz’s Law work? Risk Rating Minimisation 1. Skin pinched by magnet Low Don’t bring the magnets together and don’t try and hold them apart. Don’t try and separate the rare earth magnets. 2. Hit by swung pole Low When holding the pipe‚ make sure the it is perpendicular to the ground and keep clear of any surrounding people Procedure – 1. Collect a 1m plastic‚ metal and another metal
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“A View from the Bridge” is a play written by Arthur miller in 1950. It is set in the 1950s Brooklyn and is about the Carbine family‚ which consists of Eddie‚ his wife Beatrice and their niece Catherine. Eddie is the second generation of Italian immigrants in America who work as longshoremen. Beatrice is a loving caring person who treats her niece as if she was her own daughter. Catherine is the daughter of Beatrice’s deceased sister who lives with Eddie and Beatrice. She is energetic and cheerful
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THE ABORIGINAL EXPERIENCE - STRUGGLES FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM _"THROUGHOUT THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MANY ABORIGINAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED STRUGGLES FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS."_ The struggle for Aboriginal and Islander Land Rights is the longest-running political conflict in Australia’s history. The issue of Aboriginal land rights in Australia has existed for over 200 years‚ and the process still has some way to go. Why is land so important to Aboriginal people’s history and beliefs
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