Justice

A history of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia

Published by UWA Publishing
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Some of Australia’s major social, political and legal reforms of the past four decades have been influenced by the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia’s campaigns for Aboriginal people’s human rights, and in particular equality before the law. A lively and multi-dimensional insight into Australian history, Justice reveals the human face of these reforms and takes this story beyond the criminal justice system. From its beginnings in the early 1970s, the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (ALSWA) has played a significant role in addressing the legacies of dispossession and human rights abuses. These include Aboriginal deaths in custody, land rights and the legacy of stolen generations. These issues have been – and continue to be – of national significance. Justice brings to life the story of the people who built the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, and who continue to advocate for social justice.

About The Author

Fiona Skyring is a Sydney-based historian who works for native title organisations, and contributes to a range of community history projects and academic publications. She has worked as an expert witness historian for the Kimberley Land Council in Western Australia, and gave evidence on behalf of native title applicants in five trials in the Federal Court of Australia. In 2006 Fiona prepared several submissions on behalf of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (Inc.) for the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into Indigenous Stolen Wages, and gave evidence at the Inquiry hearings in Perth.

Product Details

  • Publisher: UWA Publishing (November 1, 2011)
  • Length: 460 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781921401633

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