Indigenous Legal Research at MLS
Scholars undertake a wide range of research on issues affecting Indigenous peoples. Researchers use different methods and approaches to explore various fields of inquiring, including:
- 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;
- 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 undertaking Indigenous Legal Research
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