The United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations rejects both doctrines. Canadian law has never used either "discovery" or "terra nullius." ... Yet for decades the Government of Canada referred to the Syliboy decision as defining the status of treaties in Canadian law. ... If Canadian law had given Indians rights, Indians had rights. ... In 1982 section 35 was added to the Constitution of Canada: (1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed. (2) In this Act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes ...

• Word Count: 4016
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

It is the aim of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to protect the rights of all Canadians equally, majority or minority. ... Despite seeking pride in being the "multicultural capital of the world", Canada has taken draconian measures against minority groups. ... The court is thus made up of a group of individuals who are far removed from the issues and concerns of the general population, yet have the power to nullify legislation that governs this same population. The law profession is most definitely unrepresentative of regular Canadian society. ... Judicial supremacy in Canada will for...

• Word Count: 3226
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

New Zealand, like Canada, faces difficult challenges in her criminal justice system. ... There are striking similarities between Canadian and New Zealand criminal systems. ... The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines a crime as, "an offence punishable by law illegal acts as a whole...

• Word Count: 4107
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

So, one can determine the legal obligation by establishing the likelihood that one will be harmed on disobeyance of a threat issued by someone who is habitually obeyed by the bulk of the population and habitually obeys no one else. ...

• Word Count: 7680
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School