| Description |
xxviii, 679 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. A test case begins -- 1. Historical background -- 2. Birth of a revolution -- 3. Pleadings and particulars -- Part II. Queensland's king hit -- 4. A rough Queensland Act -- 5. Demurrer dithering -- 6. Preparation and pain -- 7. Further rulings on admissibility -- Part IV. Mabo (No 1) -- 8. The demurrer interregnum -- Part V. The trial: phase two and determination -- 9. Returning to trial -- 10. Mabo cross-examined -- 11. The great northern expedition -- 12. Reaching for the stars -- 13. Queensland's evidence -- 14. The trial: final submissions -- 15. The determination -- Part VI. Mabo (No 2) -- 16. The High Court at last -- 17. Days of judgement -- 18. Aftermath and afterthoughts |
| Summary |
This is an insiders comprehensive account, written for the non-lawyer, by the plaintiffs counsel, Dr. Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC. He recounts Eddie Mabos motivations, the Murray Islanders and their culture; lawyers and judges involved; legal aid hassles; set-backs during trial; repeated attacks by Bjelke-Petersens government; Mabos premature death; final success in the High Court, and the cases legacy |
| Analysis |
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders |
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Cases (Law) |
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Chronology |
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High Court judgments |
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History |
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Land tenure |
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Legal standing |
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Legislation |
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Mabo case |
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Mabo, Eddie |
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Native title |
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Queensland |
| Notes |
First published 2011 as "Mabo in the courts: island tradition to native title: a memoir", Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2 Vols. This edition reproduces this text but incorporates corrections and new material |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 639-652) and index |
| Subject |
Mabo, Eddie -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Mabo, Eddie, 1936-1992 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Mabo, Edward, 1936-1992 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Australia. High Court. Mabo and others v. State of Queensland
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Queensland -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Native title (Australia)
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| SUBJECT |
Queensland http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004089 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002033
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| ISBN |
9780646591612 (hardback) |
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