Indigenous Peoples & International Law
Criminology 429/ First Nations Studies 429
Spring 2011
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Topic/Readings to Prepare |
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07 January |
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14 January |
* Two key Papal Bulls: Romanus Pontifex (1455) and
the Inter Caetera (1493) * The Spanish Requerimiento (1510) * Sharon Venne (text): Read Doctrine
of Discovery (pp.2-10) * Film: The Mission (viewed in class) * PowerPoint slides for 14
January: From Papal Bulls to Valladolid |
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21 January |
* Francisco de Vitoria: On the Indians
Lately Discovered (1532). [An overview of de Vitoria's De Indis
et De Ivre Belli Relectiones] |
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28 January |
* Hugo Grotius: On the Law of War and Peace (1625) * The Treaty of
Westphalia (1648) [NB: The treaty itself is a long and complex document that is a
challenge to interpret (and don't feel you have to read the whole thing);
more important is the significance of the treaty, which is summarized well
enough for our purposes at the Wikipedia site] * Thomas Hobbes: The Leviathan (1651) * Emmerich de Vattel:
The Law of Nations, or the Principles of Natural Law (1758) * Book 1, Chapter 01: Of
Nations or Sovereign States * Book 1, Chapter 07: Of
the Cultivation of the Soil * Book 1, Chapter 16: Of
the Protection Sought by a Nation, and its Voluntary Submission to a Foreign
Power * Book 1, Chapter 18: Of
the Establishment of a Nation in a Country * PowerPoint
slides for 28 January: From Grotius to de Vattel |
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04 February |
* The Royal
Proclamation (1763) * John Borrows: Wampum at
Niagara: The Royal Proclamation, Canadian Legal History, and Self-Government
(optional) * The first of the Marshall Decisions: * Johnson
v M'Intosh (1823) * Film: Black Robe (to be viewed in class) |
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11 February |
* The second and third of the Marshall Decisions (read one): * Cherokee Nation
v State of Georgia (1831) * Worcester v Georgia
(1832) * Sharon Venne (text): Read Sources
of International Law, Secondary Sources, Conclusions (pp.10-27) |
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18 February |
* No class because of SFU Spring Reading Break |
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25 February |
* International Court Decisions in the era of positivist
law: - Island of Palmas (1928) (read this one) * International Institutions of the day (League of Nations): - The Redman's Appeal for Justice
(1923) (read
this one) - Chief Deskaheh
tells why he is over here again (1923) (optional). |
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04 March |
* ILO Conventions #107
(1957) and #169 (1989) * UN Resolutions 1514 and
1541 (both 1960) * Sharon Venne (text): Read Modern
International Organizations (pp.29-54) and Indigenous Peoples
and Minorities in International Law (pp.68-96) and Key
Provisions of the "Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples" (pp.107-134) * United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) |
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March 11 |
Class Presentations: * Stacia:
The Taino (Puerto Rico) * Lei: Indigenous Peoples
in Taiwan * Catherine: The Métis (Canada) |
March 18 |
Class Presentations: * Sandy: The Nago (India) * Mike: The Cree (Canada)
* Sandy: Indigenous Peoples in Mongolia * Amie: Aborigines (Australia) * Sinai: The Ainu (Japan) |
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March 25 |
Class Presentations: * Bev: The Squamish
(Canada) * David: Indigenous People
of Tibet * Dana-Lee: The Cherokee (USA) * Janelle: The Nisga’a (Canada) * Manvir: The Zulu (South Africa) |
April 1 |
Class Presentations: * Raman: The Kalash (Pakistan) * Stephanie: The Amhara (Ethiopia) * Sharon: The Maya (Guatemala) * Pooya: The Yakima (USA) * Bruce: The Tlingit (USA) |
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08 April |
Taking Stock:
Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary International Situations, Institutions,
and Aspirations |
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11 April |
Term project essays
due. Please submit electronically according to these instructions. |
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