In recent years, several Australian states have formally committed to treaty negotiations with the First Peoples whose traditional lands they claim. The emerging treaty processes in Australia build on both the comprehensive ...

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v US Army Corps of Engineers (Standing Rock V) is the most recent in a series of cases where Sioux Tribes have challenged the legal authorisation for the Dakota Access Pipeline (“DAPL”) to protect ...

This article examines how contemporary legal discourse perpetuates and reproduces colonial structures and some less risky alternatives. It does so through an inquiry into how First Peoples enter into legal relationships ...

This note explains Northern Territory v Griffiths (‘Timber Creek’), which is a native title case concerning land valuation in the northwestern corner of Australia’s Northern Territory. It is an important case because it ...

This article examines how contemporary legal discourse perpetuates and reproduces colonial structures and some less risky alternatives. It does so through an inquiry into how First Peoples enter into legal relationships ...

Might the Crown be held liable for permitting the incursion of a contagious disease into New Zealand, resulting in epidemic spread and significant economic loss? Should it be liable? While these questions might attract ...

Dr Stephen Young examines two 2020 judgments in the ongoing dispute about the Dakota Access Pipeline brought by Sioux Indigenous peoples. These judgments deal with whether the pipeline can be used while required environmental ...

Stephen Young discusses the United States Supreme Court case of McGirt v Oklahoma, where the State of Oklahoma was found not to have jurisdiction to convict Jimcy McGirt for crimes committed on a Creek Reservation.

This note explains Northern Territory v Griffiths [2019] HCA 7 (13 March 2019) (“Griffiths”), a methodologically complex and lengthy opinion, and why it is significant. Asa native title case concerning land valuation in ...