Category Archives: Indigenous

Duty to Consult, Honour of the Crown, Project Assessment, and Land-Use Planning in a Modern Treaty Context: More Clarity from the Supreme Court of the Yukon

Posted on May 25, 2023 by David V Wright

By: David Wright Matter Commented On: First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun v Yukon (Government of), 2023 YKSC 5 (CanLII) (Metallic Minerals) PDF Version: Duty to Consult, Honour of the Crown, Project Assessment, and Land-Use Planning in a Modern Treaty … Continue reading →

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First Arbitration Award under the Nunavut Agreement

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Matter commented on: Arbitration Award in The Inuit of Nunavut as represented by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated v His Majesty the King in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and The Commissioner of … Continue reading →

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R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Cases commented on: R v Hills, 2023 SCC 2 (CanLII); R v Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3 (CanLII) PDF Version: R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing … Continue reading →

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Climate Racism in Canada

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Anna-Maria Hubert

By: Anna-Maria Hubert and the students of Law 627: International Environmental Law Matter commented on: U.N. Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), Views adopted by the Committee under article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 3624/2019 (22 September 2022) UN … Continue reading →

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Tikanga Maori: The Application of Maori Law and Custom in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Kent McNeil

By: Kent McNeil Matter Commented On: Ellis v The King, [2022] NZSC 114 (7 October 2022) PDF Version: Tikanga Maori: The Application of Maori Law and Custom in Aotearoa/New Zealand Editor’s Note: Please note that WordPress does not support the … Continue reading →

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