Holding dissonance, while disrupting narratives

• Main Authors: Young, Amy, Borges Jelinic, Ana, Marchetti, Elena, O'Leary, Patrick
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2023
• Subjects: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the law; Law and society and socio-legal research; Social Science; 2304 Justice and the law; Griffith; Queensland; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/423842; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28609-4_14

This chapter examines social narratives present in the rulings and writings of Samuel Griffith, positioned as a ‘founding father’ of Australia, and the continuation of these narratives in contemporary society. Of particular focus is Griffith’s legal legacy, including the Queensland Criminal Code and...