Aboriginal Rights and the Sovereignty of Countries

By Denhez, Marc

Book Id: WPLBN0000691376
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Aboriginal Rights and the Sovereignty of Countries
Author:	Denhez, Marc
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations Publications, Commission on Human Rights
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Center For World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) Collection
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Publisher:	Center for World Indigenous Studies (Cwis) and the Fourth World Documentation Project


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Description
Government Reference and International Publications of the Center For World Indigenous Studies :

Excerpt
Introduction. The overwhelming majority of countries in the world have uncertain boundaries. The majority of countries claim sovereignty to areas which are subject to challenge by other countries. Even among close allies, such as Canada and the United States, there are disagreements over issues such as maritime boundaries.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: Part I. Introduction -- Part II. General Observations on Laws and Peoples -- A. Legal Origins -- B. Effect on Boundary Claims -- C. Relationship between Aboriginal Rights and a -- Country's Sovereignty -- Part III. Summary of Basic Principles -- Part IV. Case Study; Canadian Arctic Waters -- A. General -- B. Government Enactments; The Arctic Islands Game Preserve -- C. The Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act -- D. Jurisprudence and Offshore Rights -- E. Legal Dilemmas and Solutions -- F. Land Claims and the Offshore -- G. Impact on Sovereignty -- Part V. Conclusion