Discovering indigenous lands [electronic resource] : the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies / by Larissa Behrendt ... [et al.]. Behrendt, Larissa. Constitutional law Great Britain Colonies. Indigenous peoples Civil rights Great Britain Colonies. KD5020 342.410413 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010). North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. This book analyses how this doctrine was used to gain control over the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199579815.001.0001 eng Great Britain Colonies Discovery and exploration. Great Britain Great Britain