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    Moving toward justice : legal traditions and Aboriginal justice / edited by John D. Whyte.

    • Title:Moving toward justice : legal traditions and Aboriginal justice / edited by John D. Whyte.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Whyte, John D., 1940-
      Xwi7xwa Collection
      Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy.
    • Published/Created:Saskatoon : Purich Pub., ©2008.
    • Holdings

       
    • FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects:Indigenous Peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.
      Indigenous Peoples--Self determination.
      Indigenous Peoples--Self government.
      Indigenous Peoples--Rights and title.
      Aboriginal rights--Canada.
      Aboriginal title--Canada.
    • Library of Congress Subjects: Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada.
      Justice, Administration of--Canada.
    • Description:288 p. ; 23 cm.
    • Series:Purich's Aboriginal issues series.
    • Summary:"This book aims to undescore the urgent need for Aboriginal justice reform, to suggest the outlines of the constitutional and administrative changes that will allow reform to occur, and to explore a series of specific issues that have arisen from reforms already made. It is a book for scholars, policy makers, and all those interested in or working with justice issues."--back cover.
    • Notes:Proceedings of a conference held in Regina, Sask., Mar. 1-3, 2006.
      Published in association with the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy, University of Regina.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781895830330 (pbk.) :
    • Contents:Foreword / Tony Penikett
      Introduction / John D. Whyte
      Pt. 1 / The legal and political context for Aboriginal justice
      The Constitutional context
      ch. 1 / The generative structure of Aboriginal rights / Brian Slattery
      ch. 2 / Honouring the treaty acknowledgement of First Nations self-government: Achieving justice through self -determination / Merrilee Rasmussen
      Conceptualizing Aboriginal rights
      ch. 3 / Looking ahead: A pragmatic outlook on Aboriginal self-rule / Martin Blanchard
      ch. 4 / Reconciliation: Legal conception(s) and faces of justice / Dwight G. Newman
      Sovereignly and development
      ch. 5 / Striking a balance: The rights of Aboriginal peoples and the rule of law in Canada / Thomas Isaac
      ch. 6 / Developmental and legal perspectives on Aboriginal justice administration / John D. Whyte
      Pt. 2 / Challenges of First Nations and MeĢtis justice
      Effective Aboriginal authority
      ch. 7 / Justice authorities in self-government agreements: The importance of conditions and mechanisms of implementation / Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
      Making structural changes in criminal justice
      ch. 8 / The criminal justice system and Aboriginal people / Margot Hurlbert and John McKenzie
      Aboriginal women and criminal justice
      ch. 9 / R. v. Gladue: Sentencing and the gendered impacts of colonialism / Angela Cameron
      Making restorative justice work
      ch. 10 / The impact of reporting requirements on restorative justice agencies: Implications for self-determination / Barbara Tomporowski
      The Charter of Rights in Aboriginal government
      ch. 11 / First Nations and the Charter of Rights / Bill Rafoss
      ch. 12 / Indigenous and state justice systems in Kenya: Toward a realization of justice / Winifred Kamau.
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