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Ron Castan was born on 29 October, 1939 in Australia, is an Australian activist and lawyer (1939-1999). Discover Ron Castan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

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Age 59 years old
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Born 29 October 1939
Birthday 29 October
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Date of death 21 October, 1999
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Nationality Australia

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1939

Aaron Ronald Castan (29 October 1939 – 21 October 1999) was an Australian barrister and human rights advocate.

Castan played a leading role in some of Australia's more important cases, such as the Gove land rights case, Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen and the Franklin Dam case.

One of his most celebrated roles was that of senior counsel in the Mabo case, which abolished the doctrine of terra nullius and recognized Aboriginal land rights in Australian law for the first time.

Castan spent 10 years preparing and arguing the case on behalf of Eddie Mabo, for which he received widespread acclaim.

1985

In 1985 Castan, along with Uncle Jim Berg, and Ron Merkel, sued the University of Melbourne and the Museum of Victoria for the return of their collections of Indigenous cultural material and through this act created the Koorie Heritage Trust.

1990

He also played a leading role in the legislative discussions on Australian Native Title law throughout the 1990s, having devised the solution to the standoff in the Australian Senate over the Wik settlement.

Additionally, he was a founder of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service.

Although he is most famous for his work in constitutional and human rights law, Castan was an expert in many areas of law.

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University is named after him, where his daughter, Melissa Castan (herself a human rights scholar), is the centre's deputy director.

Castan also committed himself to human rights.

For several years he worked as a Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissioner in Victoria.

Castan was a member of the Smorgon family and a child of Russian Jewish immigrants who migrated to Australia.

He was considered a Jewish community leader.

Castan died suddenly at age 59 due to a complication following surgery.

After his death, tributes flowed from the legal and political community, and he was described by Senator Aden Ridgeway as "the great white warrior against racism".