Bartlett goes on to discuss the workability of the Act and the National Native Title Tribunal. Michael Asch analyses Canadian law regarding Aboriginal rights. He focuses on the Calder judgment and era from 1973-1996, which concluded with the Van der Peet judgment. P.G. McHugh provides a discussion and critique of political rights discourse and sovereignty claims in New Zealand. McHugh examines whether the political rights discourse and sovereignty talks were part of a constitutionalising of Maori rights or an incremental development of 'indigenising' of the dominant order legal system.
Comparative analysis is difficult.
It requires familiarity across different terminologies, histories, political systems and legal orders. Even though this was made easier in this book because of the many commonalities between Australia, Canada and New Zealand, Havemann nevertheless undertook an ambitious task. It will be useful to readers and students of law, politics and history. It should be noted that the essays in this book were submitted to the editor in 1996-1997. However on pp.