Aboriginal Societies and the Common Law
A History of Sovereignty, Status, and Self-Determination
Describes the encounter between the common law legal system and the tribal people of North America and Australasia. Looking at the nature of British imperialism and the position of non-Christian peoples in the 17th and 18th-centuries, this book describes the historical basis of relations through questions of sovereignty and self-determination.
This book describes the encounter between the common law legal system and the tribal peoples of North America and Australasia. It is a history of the role of anglophone law in managing relations between the British settlers and indigenous peoples from colonial foundation to the end of the Twentieth century. The historical basis of relations is described through the enduring, but constantly shifting questions of sovereignty, status and, more recently, self-determination.
| Autor: | McHugh P.G. |
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| ISBN: | 9780198252481 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Oxford Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 23.12.2004 |
| Untertitel: | A History of Sovereignty, Status, and Self-Determination |
| Schlagworte: | Common Law HISTORY / Social History Human rights, civil rights Indigenous Peoples LAW / Common LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems Land Rights POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights Relating to indigenous peoples SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies Social & cultural history Social and cultural history Systems of law: common law |
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