How was English law received into Australia?

What year did Captain James Cook first land at Botany Bay?

1770

What were Captain Cook's secret instructions about acquiring territory?

To secure territory with the consent of the natives or claim it if it was deemed uninhabited.

What name did Cook give to the eastern coast of Australia upon claiming it?

New South Wales

What evidence did Cook observe that indicated the coast was inhabited?

A great number of fires on the land and islands.

How did Cook describe the indigenous populations he encountered?

He noted they seemed to have no fixed habitation and moved like wild beasts in search of food.

What term refers to land acquired by conquest?

Conquered land.

What is the legal implication of ceded land?

The preexisting law of the indigenous sovereign remains in force, subject to modifications or replacement.

What is the basis on which Black Shield and Williams argue that British colonization of Australia should be conceptualized?

Settlement rather than conquest or cession.

What concept refers to the idea that Australia was considered an empty land before English settlement?

Terra nullius.

What was the significance of the Mabo case in relation to indigenous land rights?

It challenged the notion of terra nullius and recognized the existence of indigenous land rights.