Research Essay
To develop an original research piece addressing a key issue in Indigenous Justice
Value: 50%
Word count: 2000 words (+ references). You have +/- 10% leeway with the word count. Word count includes all text in your essay (i.e. in-text references, headings, etc), but excludes the bibliography.
Instructions:
Answer one of the following essay questions:
What is therapeutic jurisprudence? What value does this approach have for the administration of justice within settler-colonies? Do you think the Koori Court might be considered a practising example of therapeutic jurisprudence?
How do discourses of race and racism influence the quality and access to justice for Indigenous Australians?
Discuss the role Indigenous interpreters in the administration of justice. Why are interpreters necessary functionaries in the administration of justice for many Indigenous Australians? Why do you think access to interpreters has historically been restricted in many settings in Australia, and to what effect?
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody emphasised the social, cultural and legal issues underlying the incarceration rates and deaths of Aboriginal people in custody. Why was a Commissioner specifically appointed to oversee social issues (Commissioner Dodson, Western Australia)?
