Discovering indigenous lands : the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies / Robert J. Miller [and others].

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Miller, Robert J. (Professor of law)
Ruru, Jacinta
Behrendt, Larissa
Lindberg, Tracey
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Constitutional law > Great Britain > Colonies.
Indigenous peoples > Civil rights > Great Britain > Colonies.
Great Britain > Colonies > Discovery and exploration.
Physical Description:xx, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The doctrine of discovery
  • The legal adoption of discovery in the United States
  • The Doctrine of discovery in United States History
  • The doctrine of discovery in Canada
  • Contemporary Canadian resonance of an imperial doctrine
  • The doctrine of discovery in Australia
  • Asserting the doctrine of discovery in Australia
  • Asserting the doctrine of discovery in Aotearoa New Zealand : 1840-1960s
  • The still permeating influence of the doctrine of discovery in Aotearoa/New Zealand : 1970s-2000s
  • Concluding comparatively : discovery in the English colonies.