| Term | Definition |
|---|
| asylum seekers | refugees who seek official shelter or protection in a foreign country under international law |
| AusAID | the Australian Agency for International Development; manages the Australian Government's official and overseas aid program |
| bilateral | interaction which involves only two countries |
| customary law | law based on tradition and the customary practices of traditional societies; usually passed on orally between generations |
| detention centre | camp established to hold asylum seejers untill their application to stay in Australia are processed |
| excise | to cut out or exclude an area of land |
| genocide | the planned killing of a whole national or racial group |
| Human Development Index | (HDI) - a measure of human development in three broad dimensions; a long and healthy life, knowledge and standard of living; published by the United Nations Development Program each year |
| human rights | the idea that all human beings are equal and deserve fair and equal treatment |
| humanitarian crisis | conflict or political situation that threatens people's human rights |
| Indigenous people | the descendants of the original inhabitants of an area |
| mutilateral | interaction that involves more than two countries |
| people smuggling | bringing people into a country illeagally |
| reconciliation | a process that strives to improve relations between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians |
| self-determination | the right of a nation or group of people to form their own government |
| stolen generations | refers to Aboriginal children who were removed from their families and communities by government or non-government agencies in order to enforce intergration into society; the practice continued in some areas untill the 1970s |
| treaty | a formal agreement between two or more independant countries, normally involving the signing of a document |
| United Nations | (UN) an intergovernmental organisation that promotes world peace and fosters international cooperation |
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