Why Terra Nullius? Anthropology and Property Law in Early Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stuart Banner
Law and History Review, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 95-131
Description
Explains how the concept of terra nullius (empty land) once underway was very difficult to reverse, while in North America the opposite occurred where Aboriginal people were recognized as owners of the land.