May/June 2005 Volume 6, Issue 11

In this edition, Megan Davis discusses the representation of Indigenous peoples at the Permanent Forum, a creation of the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. While this reflection on the adequacy, or otherwise, of avenues for representation of Indigenous peoples in the international arena is not entirely glowing, it is an important indicator of the efforts being made to ensure full and balanced participation in the drafting of recommendations to the United Nations.

Kerrianne Cox and Kari Kristiansen’s article about shared responsibility agreements provides an interesting perspective on this controversial issue, from the situation of communities who see the deals as an important resonance between communities and government.

Also in this edition, Ambelin Kwaymullina writes about the place for Aboriginal law in sustaining country; the School of Indigenous Studies at University of Western Australia talks about their efforts in encouraging Aboriginal people to gain professional qualifications in law; and Greg Marks reviews ‘Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country to 1900’.

The Editors

Important note: In the February edition of the ILB (Volume 6(9)), we published the article ‘Carriage: An Elder’s Journey through the Courts’, written by Kathy Ridge and Anthony Seiver and ‘Defining the Offence of Unlawfully Destroying Aboriginal Heritage’, written by Anthony Seiver. Readers should note that the views expressed in those articles were the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

General Edition

Indigenous Internationalism

Outwitted and Outplayed: Indigenous Internationalism and the United Nations
by Megan Davis

Insights

Shared Responsibility Agreements: Legally or Morally Binding?
by Kari M S Kristiansen and Kerrianne Cox

Seeing the Light: Aboriginal Law, Learning and Sustainable Living in Country
by Ambelin Kwaymullina

Indigenous Law Students at the University of Western Australia
by Mel Thomas and Brett Farmer

Book Review

Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country to 1900
by Tony Roberts, University of Queensland Press, 2005
review by Greg Marks

Regular

News and Events
Recent Happenings May 2005
Recent Happenings June 2005