6837 Justice Moynihan - Determination re Mabo Case Papers, 27 Feb 1986.
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Moynihan, M.
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Dr. Martin H. Moynihan (1928-1996) was a world authority on animal behavior, with major contributions to the study of communication in birds, primates, and cephalopods. In 1957 he became the Resident Naturalist and Director of what was then a small field station on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, later named the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). He transformed the station into a major research institution in tropical biology. After retirement in 1973, he served as Senior Scientist a...
Australia. High Court
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On 3 June, 1992, the High Court of Australia delivered its landmark Mabo decision which rewrote the Australian common law and gave a massive boost to the struggle for the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. Put simply, the decision said that under Australian law, Indigenous people have rights to land - rights that existed before colonisation and which still exist. This right is called native title. By a majority of six to one, the High Court ruled that native title to land is recognised by th...
Mabo, Eddie
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Torres Strait Islander, human rights, land rights activist. Principal plaintiff in the landmark High Court native title case, "Mabo and Others versus State of Queensland and the Commonwealth, 1982-1992. From the description of Papers of Eddie Mabo [microform]. 1943-1992. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225851373 Torres Strait Islander human rights and land rights activist. Principal plaintiff in the landmark High Court native title case, "Mabo and Others versus St...
