Uncertain Accommodation: Aboriginal Identity and Group Rights in the Supreme Court of Canada
Author:   Dimitrios Panagos
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:  

9780774832380


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   21 September 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dimitrios Panagos
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780774832380


ISBN 10:   077483238
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   21 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 The Historical and Legal Framework for Section 35 2 Competing Approaches and Conceptualizations of Aboriginality 3 The Case for a Relational Approach 4 The Nation-to-Nation, Colonial, and Citizen-State Approaches 5 Submissions to the Court 6 What the Justices Said 7 Aboriginal Rights Jurisprudence and Identity Contestation 8 A Problematic Conception of Rights Conclusion Notes References Index

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This book is highly recommended for professionals, scholars, and graduate students or simply for those interested in understanding how the state handles identity and group-related rights. -- E. Acevedo, California State University, Los Angeles * CHOICE * ...Panagos succeeds in giving the intricate and controversial topic of aboriginality thorough treatment in a concise manner. Uncertain Accommodation generates interesting discussion that accommodates all readers, regardless of legal expertise ... [This book] adds to the literature by providing a balanced and sophisticated analysis of where Canadian jurisprudence went wrong regarding the definition of Aboriginal rights, and what can be done to improve the situation. -- Braeden Pivnick * Saskatchewan Law Review *


...Panagos succeeds in giving the intricate and controversial topic of aboriginality thorough treatment in a concise manner. Uncertain Accommodation generates interesting discussion that accommodates all readers, regardless of legal expertise ... [This book] adds to the literature by providing a balanced and sophisticated analysis of where Canadian jurisprudence went wrong regarding the definition of Aboriginal rights, and what can be done to improve the situation. -- Braeden Pivnick * Saskatchewan Law Review * This book is highly recommended for professionals, scholars, and graduate students or simply for those interested in understanding how the state handles identity and group-related rights. -- E. Acevedo, California State University, Los Angeles * CHOICE *


Author Information

Dimitrios Panagos is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University. His research appears in a number of academic journals, including Politics and Gender; Social Sciences Quarterly; Canadian Journal of Political Science; and Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.

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