Let Right Be Done
Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2008
- Category
- Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, Constitutions, General, Civics & Citizenship, Civil Rights, Legal History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774814041
- Publish Date
- Jul 2008
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774814034
- Publish Date
- Nov 2007
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774855433
- Publish Date
- Jul 2008
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
In the early 1970s, many questioned whether Aboriginal title existed in Canada and rejected the notion that Aboriginal peoples should have rights different from those of other citizens. But in 1973 the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision in the Calder case, confirming that Aboriginal title constituted a right within Canadian law.
Let Right Be Done examines the doctrine of Aboriginal title thirty years later and puts the Calder case in its legal, historical, and political context, both nationally and internationally. With its innovative blend of scholarly analysis and input from many of those intimately involved in the case, this book should be essential reading for anyone interested in Aboriginal law, treaty negotiations, and the history of the “BC Indian land question.”
About the authors
Hamar Foster is a professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria.
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