Discovering indigenous lands the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies / [electronic resource] :
by Larissa Behrendt ... [et al.].
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. This book analyses how this doctrine was used to gain control over the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day.
9780191594465 (ebook) : No price
Constitutional law--Colonies.--Great Britain
Indigenous peoples--Civil rights--Colonies.--Great Britain
Great Britain--Colonies--Discovery and exploration.
KD5020
342.410413
Includes bibliographical references and index.
North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. This book analyses how this doctrine was used to gain control over the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day.
9780191594465 (ebook) : No price
Constitutional law--Colonies.--Great Britain
Indigenous peoples--Civil rights--Colonies.--Great Britain
Great Britain--Colonies--Discovery and exploration.
KD5020
342.410413