Native Liberty, Crown Sovereignty: The Existing Aboriginal Right of Self-Government in Canada
- ISBN-10
- 0773507671
- ISBN-13
- 9780773507678
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-10-01
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
- Author
- Bruce Clark
Description
This exhaustive treatment of common law sources and of constitutionally binding imperial legislative instruments establishes a constitutional basis for the aboriginal right to self government in Canada and examines the history of relations between native peoples and government.
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- 1992
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- 1990-10-01
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