Indigenous constitutional recognition : paths to failure and possible paths to success / Shireen Morris and Noel Pearson.

Sydney : Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited, 2017.

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Human rights Australia.

Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Aboriginal Australians -- civil rights.

Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government.

Constitutional law -- Australia.

United Nations. General Assembly. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

What problem does Indigenous constitutional recognition seek to fix? Is its aim purely symbolic, or does it seek to solve a practical problem? This article argues that characterising the purpose of constitutional recognition as purely symbolic is both substantively incorrect and strategically flawed – it will most likely result in a failed referendum. If the aim is practical, however, as we suggest, then which model presents the best hope for a successful referendum? - extract from abstract.

Includes bibliographical references.

1 online resource (pages350-359) : digital, PDF