Resolving Indigenous Disputes
Author(s): Larissa Behrendt
Dop 2009, Australia "This book looks at the way in which dispute resolution processes can be developed to more effectively empower Aboriginal people and assist with the more equitable and satisfactory resolution of disputes between Aboriginal people and between Aboriginal people and other groups. It uses conflict around land, particularly at the intersection between land claim and native title as its focus. These have been identified through extensive field research. The book also explores the building of models of alternative dispute resolution processes based on Aboriginal cultural values and world views. It provides practical tools to practitioners who are seeking to find more effective ways of dealing with conflict in Aboriginal communities or between Aboriginal communities and other stakeholders.
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Resolving Indigenous Disputes: Land Conflict and Beyond by Drs Larissa Behrendt and Loretta Kelly provides a useful insight into the issues surrounding indigenous land claims. The text covers a number of milestones in Australian native title legal history: the promise of the Mabo decision, the introduction of the Native Title Act 1993 and the restrictive trend of the Wik decision. ... The authors argue that dispute resolution models need to be more effective in engaging Aboriginal disputants. The text is useful in taking the reader to the very heart of indigenous land claim issues and identifying the difficulties around implementation of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. - Jane Grace, Principal Lawyer, Australian Communications and Media Authority, Ethos, ACT Law Society Journal, June 2009
Preface Introduction Recognition and Administration of Native Title Claims Conflict Created by Native Title in New South Wales Issues Relating to the Use of Mediation Principles of Aboriginal Dispute Resolution Preferred Model for Intra-Cultural Dispute Resolution Preferred Model for Inter-Cultural Dispute Resolution Concluding Observations Select Bibliography Index
General Fields
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- : Federation Press
- : Federation Press
- : 09 December 2008
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Larissa Behrendt
- : Paperback
- : 305.89915
- : 160
- : Politics & government; Foundations of law; Indigenous peoples