Indigenous Crime and Settler Law: White Sovereignty after Empire - Rilegato

Douglas, Heather; Finnane, Mark

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ISBN 10: 0230316506 ISBN 13: 9780230316508

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Riassunto

In a break from the contemporary focus on the law's response to inter-racial crime, the authors examine the law's approach to the victimization of one Indigenous person by another. Drawing on a wealth of archival material relating to homicides in Australia, they conclude that settlers and Indigenous peoples still live in the shadow of empire.

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Recensione:

"Heather Douglas and Mark Finnane expose the myth of 'perfect sovereignty' in Australia in this important book. Their meticulous historical study demonstrates that although, according to international law, the English acquired sovereignty over the entire continent upon settlement...the exertion of sovereignty and the exercise of criminal jurisdiction over Indigenous people has been, in practice, uneven, piecemeal and imperfect." - Tanya Mitchell, Current Issues in Criminal Justice, Volume 25 Number 2

Descrizione del libro:

A significant study examining the development of criminal law as applied to indigenous crimes in Australia. Has general worldwide relevance in all countries where indigenous peoples are studied

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0230316506
• ISBN 13: 9780230316508
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 260