Treaty

This collection of essays was commissioned by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) to stimulate discussion and debate about a treaty.The collection includes discourse on sovereignty, constitutional law, governance, cross-jurisdictional studies, settlement and agreement making within and outside the native title sphere, the relevance of a treaty in the Torres Strait, intellectual property, international human rights laws, perspectives from Indigenous youth, international experiences with treaties, the importance of a treaty in protecting language, concepts of citizenry and identity issues. Contributors include: Prof Larissa Behrendt Prof Michael Dodson Prof Marcia Langton Dr Lisa Palmer Dr Martin Nakata Michael Mansell Robyn Quiggan & Terri Janke Lester-Irabinna Rigney Louise Taylor Hannah McGlade Darryl Cronin Aden Ridgeway Nova Peris OAM