| ISBN |
9780646591612 (hbk.) |
| Author |
Keon-Cohen, Bryan A. (author) |
| Title |
A Mabo memoir : islan kustom to Native Title / Bryan Keon-Cohen. |
| Portion of title |
Islan kustom to Native Title. |
| Other title |
Island custom to Native Title. |
| Edition |
[2nd editon] |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Malvern, Vic. : Zemvic Press, 2013. |
| Description |
xxviii, 679 p., [32] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
First published 2011 as "Mabo in the courts: island tradition to native title: a memoir", Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2 Vols, 2011. This edition reproduces this text but incorporates corrections and new material. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part One. A test case begins -- Part Two. Queensland's king hit -- Part Three. The Trial: Phase one -- Part Four. Mabo (No 1) -- Part Five. The trial: phase two and determination -- Part Six. Mabo (No 2) |
| Summary |
This is an insiders comprehensive account, written for the non-lawyer, by the plaintiffs counsel, Dr. Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC. He recounts Eddie Mabos motivations, the Murray Islanders and their culture; lawyers and judges involved; legal aid hassles; set-backs during trial; repeated attacks by Bjelke-Petersens government; Mabos premature death; final success in the High Court, and the cases legacy. |
| Exhibitions note |
Exhibited: "First Australians Gallery (Torres Strait Islands)," National Museum of Australia, 2016-current. |
| Subjects |
Mabo, Eddie, -- 1936-1992 |
| Australia. -- High Court |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure |
| Native title (Australia) |
| Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Australia |
| Mabo decision |
| Queensland -- Trials, litigation, etc |
| Related title |
Mabo in the courts: island tradition to native title: a memoir. |
| Call number |
346.940432 KEO |
