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- DictionaryTer·ra nul·li·us/ˌterə ˈnəlēəs/
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- 1. land that is legally deemed to be unoccupied or uninhabited. In Australia the question of whether British colonizers had regarded the continent as terra nullius at the time of the original settlement, and, if so, whether this was a proper designation, was at the center of several important legal cases in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Terra nullius (/ ˈ t ɛr ə ˈ n ʌ l ɪ ə s /, plural terrae nullius) is a Latin expression meaning "nobody's land". Since the nineteenth century it has occasionally been used in international law as a principle to justify claims that territory may be acquired by a state's occupation of it.
Terra nullius means a territory without a master, a term used in public international law to describe a land that is not owned by anyone. The term can be used to justify state occupation and colonization of a land, under the doctrine of discovery.
Terra nullius is today used as a catch-all phrase to explain how Australia was founded; to justify and legitimise the dispossession, dispersal, and inhumane treatment of First Nations peoples. This Latin term means “land belonging to no one”, which has been interpreted as a complete absence of people and additionally the absence of ...
Terra nullius means 'nobody's land' or 'land over which no previous sovereignty has been exercised.' Learn how the British claimed sovereignty over Australia by occupation and ignored Indigenous law, and how the doctrine of terra nullius was overturned by the Mabo (No 2) case.
Terra nullius is a Latin term meaning \"the land of no one\", referring to land not under the sovereignty or control of any other state or group. Learn how this concept has been applied and challenged in international law, especially in relation to indigenous peoples and territories.
Challenging Terra Nullius. Terra nullius — meaning land belonging to no-one — was the legal concept used by the British government to justify the settlement of Australia. Focusing on the work of Bruce Pascoe, this theme explores evidence of Indigenous agriculture and settlement in pre-colonial Australia—information that challenges the ...
Terra nullius was the doctrine that treated indigenous land as unowned and subject to British sovereignty. This article explores why Australia was the only colony where terra nullius prevailed, and how it contrasted with British policy in North America and New Zealand.
