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Aboriginal societies and the common law [electronic resource] : a history of sovereignty, status, and self-determination / P.G. McHugh.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: 1 online resource (ix, 661 p.).ISBN: 9780191710438 (ebook) :; 0191710431 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc
| Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia | Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc | Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- CanadaAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780198252481DDC classification: 342'.0872 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text describes the encounter between the common law legal system and the tribal peoples of North America and Australasia. It is a history of the role of anglophone law in managing relations between the British settlers and indigenous peoples from colonial foundation to the end of the 20th century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text describes the encounter between the common law legal system and the tribal peoples of North America and Australasia. It is a history of the role of anglophone law in managing relations between the British settlers and indigenous peoples from colonial foundation to the end of the 20th century.
Description based on print version record.