Supreme Court of Canada Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, [1973] S.C.R. 313 Date: 1973-01-31 Frank Calder et al., suing on their own behalf and on behalf of All Other Members of the Nishga Tribal Council, and James Gosnell et al., suing on their own behalf and on behalf of All Other Members… Read More
What are the rights of Canada’s First Nations in their lands/property, a 1973 court decision defined them. In the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1973 decision in Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, (Frank Calder et al., suing on their own behalf and on behalf of All Other Members of the Nishga Tribal Council, and James… Read More
Transitional justice frameworks only address discrete portions of the historical injustices that indigenous peoples have suffered at the hands of their colonial state. For example, in Canada, the government has attempted to apologize to the First Nations and has in some cases paid reparations in order to alleviate some of the prevailing racism and… Read More
Transitional justice is a an approach to achieving fairness or just treatment during the turn around from conflict and/or state repression to one where justice is being pursued. In attempting to achieve the state’s accountability and the redressing of victims rights. Indeed, transitional justice affords victims a recognition of their rights. It also promotes… Read More
People tend to behave in ways that they believe other people approve of, and avoid those behaviors they think others disapprove of. This normative social influence is based on the fundamental human need to be liked and accepted by others. Furthermore, people’s behavior can also be shaped by informational social influence.[1] Transnational law… Read More