In a break from the contemporary focus on the law's response to inter-racial crime, the authors examine the law's approach to the victimization of one Indigenous person by another. Drawing on a wealth of archival material relating to homicides in Australia, they conclude that settlers and Indigenous peoples still live in the shadow of empire.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Histories. - 'Troublesome Friends and Dangerous Enemies'. - Amenable to the Law. - The Exercise of Jurisdiction. - A Question of Custom. - Equality Before the Law. - Towards Formal Recognition. - 'Benign Pessimism': A National Emergency. - Conclusion: Sovereignties.
