Law

Represents the collections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Library and covers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, Stolen generation, removal of children, Arts, copyright issues, Racism, discrimination, Internet and telecommunications facilities and Communities. NOTE: Coverage - 1968 to December 2002.

This library includes databases of Australian Indigenous law available on AustLII.

Covers published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous studies. NOTE: Coverage - 1990 to present.

Published by University of New South Wales, Indigenous Law Centre and available from 2007 to present.

Publications - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice.

Published by Native Title Research Unit, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

Research Reports via Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO).

This Report marks the first major review of the law governing ‘connection’ in native title claims since the introduction of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). It also examines authorisation of persons bringing claims and joinder of parties to a native title claim.

Full-text decisions from 1994 onwards.

CaseBase is a comprehensive case citator and annotator covering more than 60 Australian and overseas report series and the unreported decisions of the High Court, the Federal Court, the Supreme Courts of all Australian States and Territories, the Family Court, the NSW Land and Environment Court, the Cth Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Federal Magistrates Court, and other selected jurisdictions.

FirstPoint provides access to case references, citation, history, and digest information for Australian cases since 1825.

The AHRC's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice site includes reports and publications including Native Title.

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is a world-renowned research, collections and publishing organisation.

The Indigenous Law Centre (ILC) was established in 1981 and is the only Indigenous law research centre in Australia.

The NNTT is an independent agency established by the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) to make decisions, conduct inquiries, reviews and mediations, and assist various parties with native title applications, and Indigenous land use agreements.

Includes information about making claims and the procedures and requirements associated with Native Title and the Department.

This database contains Australian material relating to native title and land claims including journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, reports and press clippings. This collection began in the 1990s, although some material dates back to 1839. It also includes selected material from other jurisdictions including New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Africa and Asia.

Under the Native Title Act, the Federal Court of Australia is responsible for the management and determination of all applications relating to native title in Australia.

Links to American and Canadian legal encyclopaedias.

Available from the Thomson Reuters Westlaw platform, World Journals contains articles from law reviews and bar journals published in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries around the world. Coverage varies by publication.

CWIS are a global community of activist scholars advancing the rights of indigenous peoples through the application of traditional knowledge worldwide.

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs - is a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting, protecting and defending indigenous peoples’ rights.

This research guide is designed to provide a foundation for researching indigenous international law by covering the definition of “indigenous peoples”, a brief history, key terms and issues, regional and international organizations including the United Nations, international documentation such as treaties, selected books and articles, online sources, and research guides.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007.

American Indian Law Deskbook American Indian Law Deskbook is a concise, direct, and easy-to-understand handbook on Indian law. The Deskbook provides readers with the necessary historical and legal framework to understand the complexities faced by states, Indian tribes, and the federal government in Indian country.

The American Indian Law Review serves as a nationwide scholarly forum for analysis of developments in legal issues pertaining to Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide.

Offering in-depth tribal caselaw analysis, Environmental Law in Indian Country focuses on the environmental work of the 562 Indian tribes that play an important role in the environmental arena.

The Indigenous Law Resourcespage is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information and is prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division.

The Canada law guide provides links to research databases for caselaw, legislation and commentary.

Scroll down the page to CANADA. Law Commission of Canada. Ceased operations December 2006. Publications of the LCC are available on the website of the Library and Archives of Canada.

This website provides access to court judgments, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions.

RefLex is CanLII's citator. It automatically processes citations to decisions and legislative materials in order to make numerous enhancements to CanLII's content, thus improving navigation and research on the website. RefLex abides by CanLII's philosophy of extensive, but conservative reliance on technology. As a result, users may notice that, in some instances, the product favours accuracy over completeness.

NZLII provides free access to New Zealand legal information.

The Victoria University of Wellington’s law subject guide offers a selection of Māori legal resources.

A quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand's Indigenous Centre of Research Excellence (University of Auckland).

Caselaw, legislation and government information.

Online as well as available in hard copy at South Bank, Mt Gravatt and Nathan campus libraries.