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Uncertain Accommodation

Aboriginal Identity and Group Rights in the Supreme Court of Canada

by (author) Dimitrios Panagos

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2016
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples, Constitutional, Indigenous Studies
Categories
About indigenous people or experiences
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774832410
    Publish Date
    Oct 2016
    List Price
    $27.99

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Description

In 1982, Canada formally recognized Aboriginal rights within its Constitution. The move reflected a consensus that states should and could use group rights to protect and accommodate subnational groups within their borders. Decades later, however, no one is happy. This state of affairs, Panagos argues, is rooted in a failure to define what aboriginality means, which has led to the promotion and protection of a single vision of aboriginality – that of the justices of the Supreme Court. He concludes that there can be no justice so long as the state continues to safeguard a set of values and interests defined by non-Aboriginal people.

About the author

Contributor Notes

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.

Editorial Reviews

…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.

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.

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