The continuity of Aboriginal customs and government under British imperial constitutional law as applied in colonial Canada, 1760-1860

This thesis examines the British legal status of aboriginal customary laws and governments in colonial Canada between 1760 and 1860, with a view to contributing to the debate about their modern legal status under the Canadian constitution. By "colonial Canada" is meant the British colonies...

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Main Author: Walters, Mark D.
Published: University of Oxford 1995
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296380