Home and Native Land: Aboriginal Rights and the Canadian Constitution - Couverture souple

Asch, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0458973807 ISBN 13 : 9780458973804

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2007

Synopsis

Section 35 of the Constitution Act expressly acknowledges, for thefirst time, that there are "aboriginal people" and"aboriginal rights." What, then, are the implications forCanada of the inclusion of this section in our constitution? Central tothis question is the definition of aboriginal rights and whether theyinclude such "special" political rights asself-determination. Home and Native Land is divided into twomajor sections. The first focuses on definitions and provides adetailed account of the meaning of the phrase "aboriginalrights" as used by the two main actors: the government and theaboriginal peoples. The second is devoted to the question of politicalrights and the means by which this issue can be resolved.

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Michael Asch is a professor in the Department ofAnthropology at University of Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0458973807
• ISBN 13: 9780458973804
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 332
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• Personne responsable: non disponible