Indigenous Legal Relations

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The Indigenous legal relations group investigates the intersections between Indigenous and Australian laws and how state laws impact on the lives of Indigenous peoples. 

Current research includes Indigenous law and legal praxis, the over-representation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice and child protection systems, information technology and intellectual property, nation building, treaties, human rights, and constitutional reform and Indigenous Australians.  

We work closely with the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research to ensure that our work supports Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination and responds to the needs of Indigenous communities.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.