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'Mabo in the Courts is the story of a court case that is a landmark in Australian legal and political history. Narrated by an insider, a lawyer who acted for the plaintiffs, it is at once a memoir and a factual account of dramatic, long-drawn-out, unlikely legal proceedings. The author has also set it against his reflections on the culture and history of the Meriam people of the Torres Strait; his client Eddie Mabo's motivations and premature death; the cut-and-thrust of exchanges between contesting counsel, and between counsel and judges; the effects on the proceedings of political influence and pressure; and the legacy of the High Court's decision, twenty years on.
The Mabo Case was a quest for justice by a group of Murray Islanders. In the history of the common law, scores of other cases dealing with Indigenous land rights have been heard in the courts of the former British Empire, and from the Indigenous perspective some were won, some were lost. Mabo, most importantly, was the first of such cases to succeed in Australia.' (Publisher's blurb)
The Mabo Case was a quest for justice by a group of Murray Islanders. In the history of the common law, scores of other cases dealing with Indigenous land rights have been heard in the courts of the former British Empire, and from the Indigenous perspective some were won, some were lost. Mabo, most importantly, was the first of such cases to succeed in Australia.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Works about this Work
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The 'Unknown Story' of the Mabo Case : Read the Truth
2017
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— Appears in: Torres News , 12-18 June no. 1270 2017; (p. 10) -
[Review Essay] : Mabo in The Courts: Islander Tradition to Native Title: A Memoir
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2013; (p. 103-105)
— Review of Mabo in the Courts : Islander Tradition to Native Title : A Memoir 2011 single work autobiography'Analyses and discussions of the decision in Mabo v Queensland [No. 2] (1992) are decidedly not in short supply, yet this substantial tome by Bryan Keon-Cohen QC covers novel ground, providing a personal narrative that addresses some of the persistent myths that exist alongside the formal legal findings.' (Introduction)
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Memoirs of Mabo
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , June-July no. 118 2012; (p. 56-59)
— Review of Mabo in the Courts : Islander Tradition to Native Title : A Memoir 2011 single work autobiography
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Memoirs of Mabo
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , June-July no. 118 2012; (p. 56-59)
— Review of Mabo in the Courts : Islander Tradition to Native Title : A Memoir 2011 single work autobiography -
[Review Essay] : Mabo in The Courts: Islander Tradition to Native Title: A Memoir
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2013; (p. 103-105)
— Review of Mabo in the Courts : Islander Tradition to Native Title : A Memoir 2011 single work autobiography'Analyses and discussions of the decision in Mabo v Queensland [No. 2] (1992) are decidedly not in short supply, yet this substantial tome by Bryan Keon-Cohen QC covers novel ground, providing a personal narrative that addresses some of the persistent myths that exist alongside the formal legal findings.' (Introduction)
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The 'Unknown Story' of the Mabo Case : Read the Truth
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Torres News , 12-18 June no. 1270 2017; (p. 10)
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