Written by a leading Aboriginal law practitioner and acclaimed author, Aboriginal Law, Fifth Edition, is a comprehensive, authoritative resource that highlights the most important aspects of Canadian law, its impact on Aboriginal people, and their relationship with the wider Canadian society.
This treatise contains detailed, insightful commentary in such important areas as:
In addition to these discussions, Aboriginal Law, Fifth Edition pays particular attention to the constitutional element of Aboriginal law. Presented in plain language, it is an essential resource for any practitioners, academics, policymakers, and students of this rapidly developing area of law.
New in this edition:
Recent notable case law examined in this publication includes:
“What the reader will find is a thorough and up to date summary of relevant case law, legislation, and agreements dealing with a range of topics within the over-arching umbrella of Aboriginal law, including the trilogy of Aboriginal rights, Aboriginal title and historic treaty rights, as well as modern land claims and treaty rights, the division of authority between federal, provincial and territorial governments, the crowns duty to consult, reserve land and related tax matters and Métis rights.”
— Izaak de Rijcke and Megan Mills (2017 Canadian Law Library Review/Revue canadienne des bibliothèques de droit, Volume/Tome 42, No. 1).
Written by a leading Aboriginal law practitioner and acclaimed author, Aboriginal Law, Fifth Edition, is a comprehensive, authoritative resource that highlights the most important aspects of Canadian law, its impact on Aboriginal people, and their relationship with the wider Canadian society.
This treatise contains detailed, insightful commentary in such important areas as:
In addition to these discussions, Aboriginal Law, Fifth Edition pays particular attention to the constitutional element of Aboriginal law. Presented in plain language, it is an essential resource for any practitioners, academics, policymakers, and students of this rapidly developing area of law.
New in this edition:
Recent notable case law examined in this publication includes:
“What the reader will find is a thorough and up to date summary of relevant case law, legislation, and agreements dealing with a range of topics within the over-arching umbrella of Aboriginal law, including the trilogy of Aboriginal rights, Aboriginal title and historic treaty rights, as well as modern land claims and treaty rights, the division of authority between federal, provincial and territorial governments, the crowns duty to consult, reserve land and related tax matters and Métis rights.”
— Izaak de Rijcke and Megan Mills (2017 Canadian Law Library Review/Revue canadienne des bibliothèques de droit, Volume/Tome 42, No. 1).