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Paper Empires: The Legal Dimensions Of French And English Ventures In North America, Brian Slattery
Paper Empires: The Legal Dimensions Of French And English Ventures In North America, Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
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The Hidden Constitution: Aboriginal Rights In Canada, Brian Slattery
The Hidden Constitution: Aboriginal Rights In Canada, Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
This article reviews the constitutional and historical grounds for Aboriginal and treaty rights in Canada and discusses the legal effects of entrenching these rights in the Constitution of Canada in 1982.
French Claims In North America, 1500-59, Brian Slattery
French Claims In North America, 1500-59, Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
This article reviews the history of early French explorations in North America in their diplomatic context and concludes that, contrary to common assumptions, there is little reliable evidence that France laid official claim to North American territories prior to 1560 or that it viewed these territories as territorium nullius or denied the capacity and rights of Indigenous American peoples.