Background Paper on the Approach of Australian Courts to Aboriginal Customary Law in the Areas of Criminal, Civil and Family Law

Download or read book Background Paper on the Approach of Australian Courts to Aboriginal Customary Law in the Areas of Criminal, Civil and Family Law written by Victoria Williams and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is intended to provide a broad summary of the approach of Australian courts to Aboriginal customary law in the areas of criminal law, civil law and family law. Because this paper was produced to inform the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia's Aboriginal customary law reference, the primary focus of the paper is the development of the common law position on customary law in Western Australia. However, there are instances where there is no Western Australian precedent or where the law has been shaped by decisions of courts in other states or territories or by the High Court. This paper therefore refers extensively to relevant cases in all Australian jurisdictions.