Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Law"

In Brief: New Tool for Enforcing Indigenous LawsLower Nicola Indian Band v. Barb Caldwell and Mike Pockrant (unreported)What it’s about   The British Columbia Provincial Court held Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) can prosecute individuals in court for violating its land code.  What happened In 2016, LNIB approved its own land code in accordance with the Framework Agreement...

The Supreme Court must repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery and reconsider its jurisprudence in light of Canada’s implementation of UNDRIP Canadian Bar Association (First Peoples Law): It’s been seven years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Final Report and 94 Calls to Action. Several of them, namely Calls 25-52, directly deal with Canadian law and the...