HISTORICAL EXPERTS AND INDIGENOUS LITIGANTS: the role of Historical Expert Evidence in Federal Court Cases

历史专家和土著诉讼人：历史专家证据在联邦法院案件中的作用。自Mabo以来，历史学家越来越多地在涉及土著诉讼当事人的案件中被称为专家证人。历史学家认为，法院在处理高质量的历史材料方面存在严重困难，可能导致无法诉诸司法。该项目调查这种处理方式，探讨一般的专家证据、法律与历史之间的具体关系以及涉及土著权利要求的案件的特殊性等问题。历史学家作为专家证人能否既保持其历史专业性，又适应法院的要求？证据规则本身需要调整。R\n

HISTORICAL EXPERTS AND INDIGENOUS LITIGANTS: the role of Historical Expert Evidence in Federal Court Cases. Since Mabo, historians are increasingly being called as expert witnesses in cases involving indigenous litigants. Historians perceive serious difficulties in the Court's treatment of qualitative, historical material, resulting in a possible denial of access to justice. The project investigates this treatment, pursuing issues such as expert evidence generally, the specific relationship between Law and History, and the particularity of cases involving indigenous claims. The investigation asks whether historians as expert witnesses can retain both their historical professionalism and adapt to the requirements of the courts, or whether the courts? rules of evidence themselves require adaptation.\r\n