Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law

by John Borrows

Book Overview

Canada is covered by a system of law and governance that largely obscures and ignores the presence of pre-existing Indigenous regimes. Indigenous law, however, has continuing relevance for both Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state. In his in-depth examination of the continued existence and application of Indigenous legal values, John Borrows suggests how First Nations laws could be applied by Canadian courts, and tempers this by pointing out...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085016
• ISBN13: 9780802085016
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher