Courting Transgression: Customary Law and Sexual Violence in Aboriginal Australia
Managing sexual transgression in Aboriginal Australia is particularly complex as, in some regions, appeals for justice may be made via two realms of jurisdiction, either customary law or the courts. This chapter assesses how the courts have responded to the significant rise in rape, domestic violenc...
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| description | Managing sexual transgression in Aboriginal Australia is particularly complex as, in some regions, appeals for justice may be made via two realms of jurisdiction, either customary law or the courts. This chapter assesses how the courts have responded to the significant rise in rape, domestic violence and sexual abuse cases amongst Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. It considers how sexual taboos have been shaped by Aboriginal customary laws and impacted by colonial intervention as well as by postcolonial changes to kinship structures. Taking Yolngu of north-east Arnhem Land as a case study, I argue that kinship is central to |
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