By the early 1990s the position of indigenous rights in Australia showed signs of progress. A
statutory body, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), had been …

Historically, Australian governments have resisted recognising Indigenous rights, and the
courts have also often denied recognition of rights for Indigenous people. This article argues …

Australia is the only democratic country in the world without a national bill or charter of rights
in some form. 2 As demonstrated by the recent 'intervention'into Indigenous communities in …

This Article examines recent attempts to improve international standards governing the
rights of indigenous peoples. In this context, Ms. Lawrey analyzes the Australian …

Evolving international legal principles relating to indigenous peoples in the light of the
United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) decision that …

Beginning in the 1970s, international law on indigenous rights has rejected the
assimilationist goals of earlier standards and recognised the right of Indigenous peoples to …

Peoples. New Zealand, although not a member and therefore without a vote on this body,
opposed its adoption. The Declaration is now headed to the UN General Assembly in New …

Australian Indigenous people have suffered many injustices over the past 220 years and at
present seem to be regressing back to past policies and practices. This chapter will …

Peoples'('Declaration') recognises putative international norms and evolving human rights
standards pertaining to Indigenous peoples. While some of the rights elaborated in the text …

The paper begins by noting the low level of reference to Indigenous Australians in the
Commonwealth Constitution at the start of Federation, and goes on to discuss the limits to …