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A Colonial Castle: Defence Of Property In R V Stanley, Alexandra Flynn, Estair Van Wagner
A Colonial Castle: Defence Of Property In R V Stanley, Alexandra Flynn, Estair Van Wagner
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In 2016, Gerald Stanley shot 22-year-old Colten Boushie in the back of the head after Boushie and his friends entered his farm. Boushie died instantly. Stanley relied on the defence of accident and was found not guilty be an all-white jury. Throughout the trial, Stanley invoked concerns about trespass and rural crime (particularly property crime), much of which was of limited relevance to whether or not the shooting was an accident. We argue that the assertions of trespass shaped the trial, yet were not tested by the jury through a formal invocation of the defence of property.
The Deliberative Dimensions Of Modern Environmental Assessment Law, Jocelyn Stacey
The Deliberative Dimensions Of Modern Environmental Assessment Law, Jocelyn Stacey
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Environmental assessment (EA) is a cornerstone of environmental law. It provides a legal framework for public decision making about major development projects with implications for environmental protection and the rights and title of Indigenous peoples. Despite significant literature supporting deliberation as the preferred mode of engagement with those affected by EA decisions, the specific legal demands of EA legislation remain undeveloped. This article suggests a legal foundation for deliberative environmental assessment. It argues that modern environmental assessment can be understood through three public law frames: procedural fairness, public inquiry, and framework for the duty to consult and accommodate. It further …
Rethinking 'Duty': The City Of Toronto, A Stretch Of The Humber River, And Indigenous-Municipal Relationships, Doug Anderson, Alexandra Flynn
Rethinking 'Duty': The City Of Toronto, A Stretch Of The Humber River, And Indigenous-Municipal Relationships, Doug Anderson, Alexandra Flynn
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The nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous peoples and cities remains largely unexplored in the Canadian context. This oversight is especially problematic in light of the significant percentage of Indigenous people who live in urban areas, and the many concerns that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples share. These shared concerns include the environment, land use, housing, social services, and much more, and modern municipalities do make attempts to address Indigenous-specific needs in these areas; but Indigenous-municipal relationships have implications that far exceed the technocratic and siloed ways in which Canadian systems generally approach these broad areas of concern - implications not only with …
Building The Aboriginal Conference Settlement Suite: Hope And Realism In Law As A Tool For Social Change, Toby S. Goldbach
Building The Aboriginal Conference Settlement Suite: Hope And Realism In Law As A Tool For Social Change, Toby S. Goldbach
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In 2014, the provincial government unveiled a new courthouse in Thunder Bay, Ontario, featuring a conference area designed to emulate an Anishinaabe roundhouse. The “Aboriginal Conference Settlement Suite” epitomizes efforts to support Indigenous justice within the criminal justice system. However, despite similar efforts in the past, the circumstances of Indigenous peoples in Canada have not improved. This ongoing commitment to legal solutions is emblematic of mainstream views of law as a problem-solving instrument. Notwithstanding awareness of its failings, law reformers remain dedicated to using law as a tool for social change. Employing a case study method focusing on the new …