Legal Research

National Centre for First Nations Governance Research Paper Series

By Simon Fodden

The National Centre for First Nations Governance has announced the publication of “The Jurisdiction of Inherent Right Aboriginal Governments” [PDF] by Osgoode Hall Law School Scholar Kent McNeil. From the press release:

The inherent right of the Aboriginal peoples to govern themselves has become a generally accepted aspect of Canadian constitutional law.

But what is the scope of the governmental authority, or jurisdiction, that can be exercised by inherent right Aboriginal governments? And how does the jurisdiction of Aboriginal governments interact with the jurisdiction of other governments in Canada, especially the federal and provincial governments?

This important research paper by Osgoode Hall Law School Professor, Kent McNeil, attempts to answer these questions…

This is the first in a groundbreaking series of papers provided by the National Centre for First Nations Governance.

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on February 27, 2008 (boomark / email).