By Professor Megan Jane Davis

Book Chapters

O'Neil J, 2026, 'Indigenous Sovereignty and the Voice: Structural Reforms to Respect Country-Based Authority', in Appleby G; Davis M (ed.), The Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Australian Democracy, Anthem Press, London, pp. 255 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/jj.37866992.22

Appleby G; Davis M, 2026, 'Section 129: The Legal and Political Dynamics of Constitutional Drafting', in Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Australian Democracy, pp. 77 - 99

Appleby G; Davis M, 2026, 'The Campaign for the Voice', in Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Australian Democracy, pp. 1 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/jj.37866992.6

Davis M, 2022, 'The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales and the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Environmental Rights.', in Brian P; Elizabeth F (ed.), An Environmental Court in Action: Function, Doctrine and Process, Hart Publishing, Oxford, pp. 175 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781509941063.ch-009

Davis M, 2020, 'Native Title – A Constitutional Shift?', in Pascoe R (ed.), The Tuning Cymbal: Selected Papers and Speeches of the Hon Robert French AC, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW

Davis M, 2020, 'Simple Justice – Recognition and Sovereignty?', in Pascoe R (ed.), The Tuning Cymbal: Selected Papers and Speeches of the Hon Robert French AC, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW

Brennan S; Davis M, 2018, 'First Peoples', in Saunders C; Stone A (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution, Oxford University Press, pp. 27 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198738435.003.0002

Davis MJ, 2017, 'Deploying and Disputing Aboriginal Feminism in Australia', in Green J (ed.), Making Space for Indigenous Feminism, Fernwood Publishing

Davis MJ, 2017, 'Self-determination and the right to be heard', in Morris S (ed.), A rightful place: A road map to recognition, Black Inc., Carlton, Victoria

Davis MJ, 2017, 'Indigenous Women and constitutional recognition', in Irving H (ed.), Constitutions and Gender, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 357 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781784716967.00022

Davis MJ, 2016, '‘Political Timetables Trump Workable Timetables’: Indigenous Constitutional Recognition and the Temptation of Symbolism over Substance', in Young S; Nielsen J; Patrick J (ed.), Constitutional Recognition of First Peoples in Australia: Theories and Comparative Perspectives, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW

Davis MJ, 2016, 'Intersectional Theory: Where Gender meets Race, Ethnicity and Violence', in Appleby G; Dixon R (ed.), The Critical Judgments Project: Re-Reading Monis V the Queen, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW

Davis MJ, 2016, 'Putting meat on the bones of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples', in Esmaeili H; Worby G; Tur S (ed.), Indigenous Australians, social justice and legal reform: Honouring Elliott Johnston, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW, pp. 265 - 265

Davis MJ; Langton M, 2016, 'Introduction', in Davis M; Langton M (ed.), It's our country: Indigenous arguments for meaningful constitutional recognition and reform, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, pp. 1 - 26

Davis M, 2016, 'Ships that pass in the night', in Davis M; Langton M (ed.), It's our country: Indigenous arguments for meaningful constitutional recognition and reform, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, pp. 86 - 96

Davis MJ; Langton M, 2016, 'Constitutional reform in Australia: Recognition of Indigenous Australians and Reconciliation', in Macklem P; Sanderson D (ed.), From Reconciliation to Recognition: Essays on the Constitutional Entrenchment of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, University of Toronto Press, pp. 449 - 449, https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctv2fjwvv4.21

Davis MJ, 2015, 'To recognise or not to recognise: The place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution', in Tonkinson R (ed.), The Wentworth lectures: Honouring fifty years of Australian Indigenous Studies, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, ACT, pp. 298 - 298

Brennan S; Davis M; Edgeworth B; Terrill L, 2015, 'The Idea of Native Title as a Vehicle for Change and Empowerment', in Brennan S; Davis M; Edgeworth B; Terrill L (ed.), Native Title from Mabo to Akiba: A Vehicle for Change and Empowerment?, Federation Press, Annandale, NSW, pp. 2 - 13

Davis MJ, 2013, 'Climate change impacts to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia', in Abate R; Kronk EA (ed.), Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 493 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781781001806.00038

Davis MJ; Cottrell R, 2012, 'Affirmative Action', in Tushnet M; Fleiner T; Saunders C (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law, Routledge, UK, pp. 325 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203072578-33

Davis MJ, 2012, 'Identity, Power and Rights: The State, International Institutions and Indigenous Peoples in Canada', in Gomez T; Sawyer S (ed.), The Politics of Resources Extraction: Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations, and the State, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 229 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230368798_11

Davis MJ, 2011, 'Justifying Designated Parliamentary Seats: International Law and Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination', in Tham J-C; Costar B; Orr G (ed.), Electoral Democracy: Australian Prospects, Melbourne University Publishing, Victoria, pp. 78 - 98

Davis MJ, 2010, 'Restorative Justice in South Australia: An Indigenous Bill of Rights', in Berg S (ed.), Coming to Terms: Aboriginal Title in South Australia, Wakefield Press, Kent Town, SA, pp. 227 - 245

Davis MJ, 2008, ''A home at the United Nations': Indigenous peoples and international advocacy', in Cooper AF; Hocking B; Maley W (ed.), Global governance and diplomacy, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 211 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230227422_13

Davis MJ, 2008, 'Self-determination and the Demise of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission', in Johnston E; Hinton M; Rigney D (ed.), Indigenous Australians and the Law, Routledge Cavendish, London, pp. 217 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203927960-21

Davis MJ, 2008, 'The globalisation of international human rights law, Aboriginal women and the practice of Aboriginal customary law', in Cain M; Howe A (ed.), Women, crime and social harm: Towards a criminology for the global age, Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 137 - 160

Davis MJ, 2007, 'Arguing over Indigenous rights: Australia and the United Nations', in Altman J; Hinkson M (ed.), Coercive reconciliation: stabilise, normalise, exit Aboriginal Australia, Arena Publications, North Carlton, Victoria, pp. 97 - 107

Davis MJ, 2006, 'Chained to the past: The psychological terra nullius of Australia`s public institutions', in Campbell T; Goldsworthy J; Stone A (ed.), Protecting rights without a Bill of Rights: institutional performance and reform in Australia, Routledge, London, pp. 175 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351151245-8

Davis MJ, 2005, 'Slouching towards Australian public libraries: The World Trade Organisation General Agreement on Trade in Services', in Nakata M; Langton M (ed.), Australian Indigenous knowledge and libraries, Australian Academic and Research Libraries, Canberra, ACT, pp. 129 - 147

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