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LEGL516 Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil

This unit provides students with a good understanding of the significant human rights issues distinctive to indigenous peoples in Oceania, especially Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia. It provides an overview of the individual human rights of indigenous persons who often happen to be amongst the most disadvantaged citizens. It also provides an understanding of the unique collective rights of indigenous persons (such as land rights and self-determination) and the unique entitlements of indigenous groups to seek rectification of past wrongs including the separation of children and the non-payment of wages. Students are encouraged to read indigenous writers and to critique the arguments for distinctive treatment of indigenous groups as well as government policies of assimilation and integration.

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