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...
| Published in: | The Denning Law Journal |
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| Language: | English |
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University of Buckingham Press
2021
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| Online Access: | http://www.ubplj.org/index.php/dlj/article/view/1922 https://doi.org/10.5750/dlj.v32i1.1922 |