New Zealand: Onus Of Proof A Matter Of Truth And Justice

New Zealand: Onus Of Proof A Matter Of Truth And Justice   Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader 15 June 2011   Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples has welcomed the call by former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating for the onus of proof in Aboriginal native title claims to land to be reversed.   “Paul Keating has called for Australian law to presume that Aboriginal customary land titles still exist, unless they are proven to have been extinguished,” said Dr Sharples.   “This is the position that...

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