The Concerning Intersections of Sovereign Citizen and Indigenous Sovereignty Claims
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6459162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Young (0000-0003-4755-8725), Stephen Young (0000-0002-3472-3093, corresponding author), Harry Hobbs (0000-0001-9903-6908) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | University of New South Wales Law Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-0096 • E-ISSN: 1839-2881 |
| Publisher | University of New South Wales Law Journal (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.53637/qleu1639 |
| OpenAlex | W4416891071 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, the influence of sovereign citizen pseudolaw on Indigenous sovereignty advocacy is increasingly visible. This influence was apparent in the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, COVID-19 protests, and in legal claims and native title disputes. In this article, we explain how sovereign citizen pseudolaw damages Indigenous peoples and communities by undermining their efforts to obtain state recognition of their laws and threatening the prospect of broader political reform. To make this argument, we draw on William Twining’s scholarship on legal pluralism to differentiate state law from non-state and illegal legal orders. In doing so, we emphasise the distinctions between Indigenous legal orders as non-state legal orders and sovereign citizen pseudolaw as an illegal legal order. A pluralistic lens helps appreciate the distinctions between these legal orders and helps recognise Indigenous rights while cautioning against the adoption of spurious sovereign citizen pseudolaw
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |