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"Canada has signed more than 70 treaties with its Indigenous peoples. The
United States has more than 300 treaties. Our neighbour, New Zealand, has the
Treaty of Waitangi. Countries such as Ecuador, Norway and Finland recognise
Indigenous sovereignty through other devices, such as constitutional
recognition and a Sámi Parliament.
In fact, Australia is the only major Commonwealth country not to have formally
recognised that its Indigenous people have an inherent right to sovereignty:
that is, the power to govern aspects of their own affairs. The Mabo decision
dealt with Aboriginal land rights, but the question of Aboriginal sovereignty
was left to languish.
That might now be open to change. My new research just published in the
University of New South Wales Law Journal has found a long-forgotten legal
rule that can clear the way for the High Court to hear cases about First
Nations sovereignty.
This could result in cases as significant as Mabo, potentially transforming
Indigenous rights in Australia."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
