The Mabo Decision: Impact On Land Law In Australia

The Mabo Case and Recognition of Native Title Rights
Discuss about the Reconciliation and Colonial Power System.
The decision given in Mabo has modified the foundation of land law in Australia by capsizing the terra nullius doctrine, which means that the ‘land belonged to no one’. The British claimed their possession of Australia based on the doctrine of terra nullius. The concept of native title in the Australian Law emerged from t…