... to be failing to met these needs (Johnson 1994-2000, date accessed 30 May 2001). The High Court has been passing through one of the most activist phases in its history. It has rewritten areas such as equity and torts in the context of common law (Craven 1999:11). Its activist decision in the case of Mabo v. Queensland has caused much ... controversy amongst Australians. The decision that Australia was not a land belonging to no-one brought up many racial issues and created the Australian Doctrine of native title. These decisions have been called activist because they were not made abidi...

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Euthanasia I. A. Thesis a. Achievement of social and legal acceptance of total self-determination for dying. b. Liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence II. A. History of euthanasia a. Euthanasia Society of America, 1938 b. Society for the Right to Die B. Court cases a. Compassion in Dying v. Washington b. Quill v. Vacco c. Death With Dignity Act, Oregon 1994 C. Facts on euthanasia ... death by euthanasia b. 1,040 died involuntarily c. 14% of the 1,040 were completely competent E. Laws are safeguards for us. a. Reason for Prohibition b. Restrictions used for our safety. ...

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... . Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discovery" to justify the takeover of Indian people and territory. In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. Today it is easy to see that ... could be established. Indian-Colonial Relations There are many myths about this early period. The reality was not peaceful negotiations leading to treaties. The history was much more brutal, with extensive warfare and the extermination of whole tribes. Treaties were often signed after warfare, when terms coul...

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