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‘Dumps and Dead Miners’ – South African Constitutionalism

Feat. Tshepo Madlingozi 30th March 2026 1h 8m More Information

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Countersign is a podcast hosted by Stewart Motha, Professor of Law at Birkbeck. Stewart and guests discuss books, films, and other materials from across disciplines to consider new perspectives on law, difference, and being in common.

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The History of a Lie: The Mabo case after 30 years

Feat. Irene Watson 31st May 2022 1h 1m

Discussing the Australian High Court’s landmark ruling in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992), its failure to deal with the lawless foundation of Australian law; and how it enabled the growth of extractive industries and mining.

BIO Irene Watson belongs to the Tanganekald, Meintangk and Bunganditj First Nations Peoples of the continent we now call Australia. Irene is a Professor of Law at the University of South Australia. Her book Aboriginal Peoples Colonialism and International Law: Raw Law, was published by Routledge 2015.

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