MLS Indigenous
Melbourne Law School is committed to building and supporting just relations between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the state and between their respective laws, legal traditions and jurisprudence. In particular, Melbourne Law School acknowledges the enduring sovereignty and authority of Indigenous law and legal systems. We acknowledge the violence of Australian law and its ongoing role in processes of colonisation with respect to Indigenous peoples. We acknowledge the role that law schools have played and continue to play in perpetuating these injustices but believe in and are committed to the transformative capacity of law.
To read MLS' Reconciliation and Recognition policy click here. Click here.
To read the Council of Australian Law Deans' (CALD) Statement on Australian Law’s Systemic Discrimination and Structural Bias Against First Nations Peoples. Click here.
Content Warning
This website may contain images or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated.
Wominjeka Banner image: Map showing approximately some of the areas occupied by the Aboriginal tribes of Victoria cartographic material / compiled by R. Brough Smyth. Map 1. Source: State Library Victoria.
MLS provides a range of opportunities, programs of study and academic and career support for Indigenous students
Student support
MLS offers support and opportunities for Indigenous students
Supporting our Indigenous students
If you are interested in collaborating with Melbourne Law School in support of our Indigenous students please contact Maria Halkias, Development Officer, Advancement, Melbourne Law School on +61 3 9035 7554 or maria.halkias@unimelb.edu.au.
Content Warning
This website may contain images or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated.
Past events
MLS Indigenous fosters discussion and engagement amongst academics, journalists, legal practitioners on research and issues issues faced by Indigenous people and the law.
The website for the MLS Indigenous Law and Justice Hub is currently under construction.
Read more about the Hub and its aims here.
For any enquiries, please contact mls-indigenous@unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne Law School faculty and researchers work on a wide range of legal issues affecting Indigenous peoples in Australia and in other parts of the world, all using different methods and approaches in their work. Fields of inquiry include the legal history of settler states and their encounters with Indigenous peoples; the impact of settler criminal law on Indigenous peoples; critical approaches to legal pluralism and Indigenous law; comparative studies of Indigenous rights in domestic and international law; the protection and recognition of Indigenous interests and law in natural resource management, native title, land rights and water, and public law approaches to Indigenous self-governance and law. For research resources on Indigenous legal issues see the Indigenous Knowledges Research Guide .
Academics
Other resources
- AIATSIS code of ethics: https://aiatsis.gov.au/research/ethical-research
- Indigenous Knowledge Library Guide:;https://unimelb.libguides.com/Indigenous_Knowledges_Research
- MSEI ethical remuneration guide: https://socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/3427345/remuneration-guidelines.pdf
- Zotero library: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2524248/indigenous_knowledges_library
Location
Law Building, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Contact Us
For information on the MLS Indigenous programs and study options, feel free to contact us.