So, instead of the counterproductive rhetoric and posturing about postulated changes such as «global warming» now or «nuclear winter» of the 1980s, would it not be much more in line with time -
tested human traditions to trust our ability to turn whatever situation may occur to our advantage?
Finally, respect for
human rights obligations, especially the right of indigenous communities «to practice and revitalise their cultural
traditions and customs» [74] and to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice [75], calls for the development of principles which address the unique evidentiary issues involved in native title litigation, including the reality of claims based substantially upon orally - transmitted
traditions, the lack of written records of indigenous laws and customs, the «unsceptical» receipt of uncorroborated historical evidence incapable of being
tested under cross-examination, and the epistemological, ideological and cultural limitations of historical assessments of traditional laws and customs by non-indigenous commentators.