Aboriginal societies and the common law a history of sovereignty, status, and self-determination / [electronic resource] :
P.G. McHugh.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- 1 online resource (ix, 661 p.)
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.
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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.--Canada.