Ghost Dancing With Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada - Couverture souple

Woo, Grace Li Xiu

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774818883 ISBN 13 : 9780774818889

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2012

Synopsis

Some assume that Canada earned a place among postcolonial states in 1982 when it took charge of its Constitution. Yet despite the formal recognition accorded to Aboriginal and treaty rights, Indigenous peoples continue to argue they are still being colonized.

Grace Woo assesses this allegation using a binary model that distinguishes colonial from postcolonial legality. She argues that two legal paradigms governed the expansion of the British Empire, one based on popular consent, the other on conquest and the power to command. Despite the best intentions of lawyers and judges, the beliefs and practices of the colonial age continue to haunt Supreme Court of Canada rulings concerning Indigenous rights.

The binary analysis applied in Ghost Dancing with Colonialism casts explanatory light on ongoing tensions between Canada and Indigenous peoples, suggesting new ways to bridge the cultural divide and arrive at a truly postcolonial justice system.

Additional appendices and references for Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada can be found at https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/34959.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Grace Li Xiu Woo is a retired member of the LawSociety of British Columbia. She has taught in the Program of LegalStudies for Native People at the University of Saskatchewan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774818883
• ISBN 13: 9780774818889
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible