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Record Nr.

UNISA996248026103316

Autore

Green L. C (Leslie C.), <1920-2011>

Titolo

The law of nations and the New World / / L.C. Green, Olive P. Dickason ; with an introduction by Timothy J. Christian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edmonton, : University of Alberta Press, 1993, c1989

ISBN

1-4593-0458-6

1-4175-9149-8

Edizione

[Paper ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 303 p. )

Altri autori (Persone)

DickasonOlive Patricia <1920-2011.>

Disciplina

342.2872091812

342/.0872/091812

Soggetti

Indigenous peoples - America

Indians - Legal status, laws, etc - History

Indians - Claims - History

Indians - Land tenure - History

Land tenure - America - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Claims to Territory in Colonial America -- The Pope and the Papal Bulls -- Symbolic Acts of Possession -- Title by Discovery and Colonisation -- Colonisation or Propagation of Faith? -- Treaties Acknowledging Claims to Title -- The Views of the "Fathers" of International Law -- The Views of the Positivists -- The Attitude of the United States Supreme Court -- The Attitude of International Tribunals -- The Attitude of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council -- The Royal Proclamation of 1763 -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Concepts of Sovereignty at the Time of First Contacts -- 1 Legitimacy of Power: The Ecclesiastical Aspect -- 2 Legitimacy of Power: The Secular Aspects and the Rise of International Law -- 3 Crossing the Atlantic -- 4 Into a Strange World -- 5 Is All Mankind One? -- 6 Routes of Challenge: Trade and Land -- 7 Jus Gentium Takes on New Meanings -- 8 Conclusion: The Changing Face of Sovereignty -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.