Apologies and the Legacy of an Unlawful Application of Terra Nullius in Terra Australis

The use of the legal fiction, terra nullius, as it was erroneously applied to Terra Australis, Australia, as a legal doctrine, supported the British colonial power’s right to settle that territory. Since then, many unspoken (as well as acknowledged) acts of structural and direct violence have been p...

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Published in:The Denning Law Journal
Main Author: Pitt-Walker, Stephen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: University of Buckingham Press 2021
Subjects:
Terra Australis
First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/dlj.v32i1.1922
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