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Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the Native Title Act 1993 overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius.
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Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
1992 High Court of Australia decision which recognised native title
Mabo v Queensland is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia. It was brought by Eddie Mabo and others against the State of Queensland, and decided on 3 June 1992. The case is notable for being the first in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eddie Mabo
Land rights activist for Indigenous Australians (1936–1992)
Edward Koiki Mabo was an Indigenous Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights in Australia, in particular the landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised that indigenous rights to land had…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Native Title Act 1993
Act of the Parliament of Australia
The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) is an act of the Australian Parliament, the purpose of which is "to provide a national system for the recognition and protection of native title and for its co-existence with the national land management system". The Act was passed by the Keating…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Terra nullius
International law term for unclaimed land
Terra nullius is a Latin expression meaning "nobody's land". Since the nineteenth century it has occasionally been used in international law as a principle to justify claims that territory may be acquired by a state's occupation of it. There are currently three territories…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)