‘We who are not here’: Law, whiteness, indigenous peoples and the promise of genetic identification

International Journal of Law in Context

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-58

  O'connell, Karen ^a  

^a Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission   (Australia)

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EID: 85010703072     PISSN: 17445523     EISSN: 17445531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744552307001036     Document Type: Article

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