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1 online resource |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preliminary; Acknowledgments; Lists of Maps, Tables and Figures; 1. Towards an Ethnography of Anthropology's Encounter with Modern Law; 2. Anthropological Knowledge of the Murray Islands Prior to the Mabo Case; 3. Beckett in Mabo; 4. The Anthropology of the Broome Region; 5. The Anthropology of Broome on Trial; 6. The Enigma of Traditional Western Desert Land Tenure; 7. Western Desert Ethnography on Trial; 8. Apocalypse Yulara? The emergence of a judicial discourse of 'junk' anthropology; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Anthropologists have been appearing as key expert witnesses in native title claims for over 20 years. Until now, however, there has been no theoretically-informed, detailed investigation of how the expert testimony of anthropologists is formed and how it is received by judges. This book examines the structure and habitus of both the field of anthropology and the juridical field and how they have interacted in four cases, including the original hearing in the Mabo case. The analysis of background material has been supplemented by interviews with the key protagonists in each case. This allows the reader a unique, insider's perspective of the courtroom drama that unfolds in each case. The book asks, given the available ethnographic research, how will the anthropologist reconstruct it in a way that is relevant to the legal doctrine of native title when that doctrine gives a wide leeway for interpretation on the critical questions. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Evidence, Expert -- Australia.
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Evidence, Expert. |
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Australia. |
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Forensic anthropology -- Australia.
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Forensic anthropology. |
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Native title (Australia)
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Native title (Australia) |
| Indexed Term |
Anthropology |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Burke, Paul, 1956- Law's anthropology Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, c2011 9781921862427 (DLC) 2012452001 |
| ISBN |
9781921862434 (ebook) |
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1921862432 |
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9781921862427 (paperback) |
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1921862424 |
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9781921862427 |
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