This database contains summaries of reports of Australian criminal law cases that consider Aboriginality - the Aboriginal background of the defendant, their cultural practice or the customary law of their community. This database is dedicated to the memory of Judge Bob Bellear
Each summary contains basic information relating to the case, but also includes:
For the purpose and progress of this database, see Considering Aboriginality project.
This database is an initiative of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited and was funded by the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department. It was developed with the assistance of the Indigenous Law Centre (ILC). Current content contributors are the ILC and Macquarie Law School.
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