Aborginal English in the Legal System 1

Authors

  • Megan Suarez University of Queensland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1326011100001526

Abstract

The Australian legal system is based on the principle of equality before the lawfor all its citizens. The government of Australia also passed the international Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act in 1986, although these rights are not accessible to all Australians in the legal system (Bird 1995:3). The Australian legal system has failed to grant equality for all its people. The Aboriginal community is severely disadvantaged within the legal system because the Australian criminal justice system has “institutionalised discrimination” against Aboriginal people through communication barriers (Goldflam 1995: 29).

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Published

1999-07-01

How to Cite

Suarez, M. (1999). Aborginal English in the Legal System 1. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 27(1), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1326011100001526

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (1999)

Section

Section D: Students' Perspectives

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