"Respecting the original justice of the claim": reality and legality in John Marshall's epic of Indian divestiture, «Johnson v. M'Intosh»

This thesis examines Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Marshall's opinion for _Johnson and Graham's Lessee v. William M'Intosh_ (1823) in light of the fictional history he employed in justifying the decision of the Court. I work from Hannah Arendt's conception...

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Main Author: Bullock, Stefan
Other Authors: David C Hensley (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2010
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=86951