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Flyer News, Vol. 58, No. 38 (April 8, 2011), University Of Dayton
Flyer News, Vol. 58, No. 38 (April 8, 2011), University Of Dayton
Flyer News
Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.
Flyer News, Vol. 58, No. 35 (March 25, 2011), University Of Dayton
Flyer News, Vol. 58, No. 35 (March 25, 2011), University Of Dayton
Flyer News
Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.
The Impact Of The American Doctrine Of Discovery On Native Land Rights In Australia, Canada, And New Zealand, Blake Watson
The Impact Of The American Doctrine Of Discovery On Native Land Rights In Australia, Canada, And New Zealand, Blake Watson
School of Law Faculty Publications
In Johnson v. McIntosh, John Marshall proclaimed that European discovery of America “gave exclusive title to those who made it . . . .” 21 U.S. 543, 574 (1823). Marshall presented a revised version of the discovery doctrine in Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. 515 (1832), yet it is Johnson that remains the leading decision on native property rights in the United States. The Johnson discovery rule has not only diminished native rights in the United States, but has also influenced the definition of indigenous land rights in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
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