traditional owners of the Murray Islands. The case challenged two existing Australian legal systems; the assumption that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples had no concept of land ownership before the arrival of the British colonists in 1788 (terra nullius) and that sovereignty gave complete ownership of the land to the Crown. Another major event is the Gurindji Land Strike or Walk-off in 1966. The strike was by the Gurindji Tribe‚ directed by tribe leader Vincent Lingiari‚ who led 200 Indigenous
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Acknowledgment: I am thankful to Allah almighty who gave me the strength‚ wisdom and the ability to complete this project well on time. This project is a detailed study about the disputed territories under International law. This project is submitted to Maam Samrna Afzal. It is an invidual based assignment. A lot of effort is required to complete this project and have provided support and help from our mentor Maam Samrana Afzal. My project data is based on different sources majorly from net and
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I. Introduction The concept of possession holds importance in Australian land law; it is said to make up ‘nine tenths of the law.’ To legally possess property‚ the person must have possession under the rules of the law. Possession intends to define intention and position of a relationship of control by a person over land or object. II. Understanding Possession A. Land The legal definition of land is the buildings and other structures‚ land covered with water‚ and any estate‚ interest‚ easement
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providing a platform for constructive discussion where there is a conflict of interest. For example‚ in the case of Singapore and Malaysia‚ there was the question of sovereign rights over Pedra Branca in 1979. Singapore claimed that Pedra Branca was terra nullius and so was never under the Johor Sultanate. Although the issue was not resolved at ASEAN level as it was resolved at the International Court of Justice‚ the underlying principle that contributed to the two countries to settle the matter diplomatically
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Western culture refers to the societal structures and norms that arose from Ancient Greece and spread throughout Europe. This included the ways their governments were run and how their legal systems developed. Australia‚ being a colony of the British Empire was heavily influenced by the concepts and institutions established under English government and law‚ which had a profound impact on how the state‚ especially that of New South Wales‚ and federal legal systems were originated and developed‚ based
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Native title was not recognised in Australia until 1992 when the High Court in the Mabo decision overturned the doctrine of terra nullius. This led to the legislation of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and the establishment of the National Native Title Tribunal. Now Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders had the right to make native title claims but this was a very expensive‚ slow and time-consuming process making it ineffective for Indigenous people to regain ownership of their traditional land
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In comparison for Torres Strait Islander peoples‚ due to their circumstances they were able to adapt a lot easier without fear of total annihilation (Donovan‚ 2002). Contact with Europeans had occurred by the 17th century and many trading vessels from various nations frequented the waters of the islands. In 1871 the missionary Rev. Samuel MacFarlane brought Christianity to the islands. Unique in Australian history‚ the daily work of conversion and cultural modelling was carried out by Pacific Islander
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03/10/2012 Evolution de cette zone pacifique‚ dès origines jusqu’à la 2ème Guerre Mondiale. Pacific region : APEC‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Aborigines‚ surf‚ beaches‚ kangaroos‚ Islands‚ Hawaii (-> Pearl Harbor)‚ biggest ocean in the world. Pacific (zone‚ area) ocean‚ Asia pacific‚ pacific rim countries. Origin of the name ‘Pacific’: 1521 Magellan coined the word‚ he thought the ocean was calm that came as a mistake. Ancient maps: Pacific Ocean/ south sea Bougainville‚ la Perouse‚
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Week 1: Screening Australianness ‘Newsfront’ (1978) Newsfront (1978) is about the commencement of Australian television. It notions the changing times; the context before the television was a household object. The movie marks the beginning of mass social and political change that was intensified by World War II. With countless men at war‚ Australian women were able to enter and overtake male roles in the workforce. As a result‚ Feminism was strengthening. Along with the Women’s movement into
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to possession of their traditional lands in accordance with their customs. The judgement has‚ at long last‚ rejected the "Terra Nullius” bringing Australia in line with remaining common law countries. Eddie Mabo had died of cancer in February 1992 so he was not alive to see the final ruling that would become so historic because it completely overruled the idea of Terra Nullius. Nobody could have predicted the changes it made on Australian land law.
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