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Record Nr.

UNISA996247961603316

Autore

Clark Bruce A. <1944->

Titolo

Native liberty, crown sovereignty : the existing Aboriginal right of self-government in Canada / / Bruce Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1990

ISBN

0-7735-6254-0

1-282-85169-1

9786612851698

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxvi, 259 p. ; ; 24 cm

Collana

McGill-Queen's series in native and northern studies ; ; 4

Disciplina

342.71/0872

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc - Canada - History

Indians of North America - Canada - Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-247) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Table of Legislation -- Table of Cases -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Common Law of Self-Government -- The Prerogative Legislation -- Continuity -- Discontinuity: The Anti-Thesis -- Law Reform and the Negotiation Process -- Conclusion -- Constitutional Milestones -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The cornerstone of Clark's argument is the 1763 Royal Proclamation which forbade non-natives under British authority to molest or disturb any tribe or tribal territory in British North America. Clark contends that this proclamation had legislative force and that, since imperial law on this matter has never been repealed, the right to self-government continues to exist for Canadian natives.