Discovering indigenous lands: the doctrine of discovery in the english colonies

North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery.This book analyses how England applied this doctrine to gain control over thelands, property, government, and human rights of the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day. INDICE: 1: Robert J Miller: The Doctrine of Discovery; 2: Robert J Miller: The Legal Adoption of Discovery in the United States; 3: Robert J Miller: The Doctrine of Discovery in United States History; 4: Tracey Lindberg: The Doctrine of Discovery in Canada; 5: Tracey Lindberg: Contemporary Canadian Resonance of an Imperial Doctrine; 6: Larissa Behrendt: The Doctrine of Discovery in Australia; 7: Larissa Behrendt: Asserting the Doctrine of Discovery in Australia; 8: Jacinta Ruru: Asserting the Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoa New Zealand: 1840-1960s; 9: Jacinta Ruru: The Still Permeating Influence of the Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoa/New Zealand: 1970s-2000s; 10: Jacinta Ruru: Concluding Comparatively: Discovery in the English Colonies

• ISBN: 978-0-19-957981-5
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 12/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés