Indigenous Peoples & International Law
Criminology 429/ Indigenous Studies 429
Spring 2024
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Date |
Topic/Readings to Prepare |
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9 January |
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16 January |
Origins and Principles
of Natural Law * Two key Papal Bulls: Romanus Pontifex (1455) and the
Inter Caetera (1493) * Video: Orel
Lyons on the Doctrine of Discovery * Video: Out
of the Ether * The Spanish Requerimiento (1513) * Edward John: Study on the Impacts
of the Doctrine of Discovery (2014) * CBC: Pope
Francis Faces Calls to Renounce the Doctrine of Discovery * CBC: Vatican’s
Doctrine of Discovery Rejection Marks Step Forward |
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23 January |
* Reading guide
for this week’s readings * Francisco de Vitoria: On the Indians Lately Discovered (1532). [de Vitoria's De
Indis et De Ivre Belli Relectiones] * 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 |
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30 January |
* Reading guide for this week’s readings * Video: Nation
to Nation: Honouring the Royal Proclamation * The Royal Proclamation
(1763)
* Video: Murray
Sinclair on the Royal Proclamation * John Borrows: Wampum
at Niagara: The Royal Proclamation, Canadian Legal History, and
Self-Government (1997) * The Marshall
Decisions: * Johnson v M'Intosh (1823) |
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06 February |
* The Marshall Decisions
cont’d * Cherokee Nation v State of Georgia (1831) * Worcester v Georgia (1832) |
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13 February |
Origins and Principles
of Positivist Law * Island of Palmas (United States v Netherlands) (1928) * International Institutions of the day (League of Nations): * The Redman’s Appeal to Justice
(1923) |
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20 February |
* No class: Reading
break |
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27 February |
* Early De-Colonization Initiatives * ILO Convention #107
(1957) * ILO Convention #169
(1989) * UN Resolutions 1514 and
1541 * Schabus (2018). Going International to
Decolonize * The UN and the Contemporary Rights era * United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
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05 March |
Origins and Principles
of Rights-Based Law * Erica-Irene Daes (2008): Indigenous
self-determination and the United Nations * Sharon Venne (2011): The Road to the
UN and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples * Brett Forester (2024): Canada Led Efforts to
Weaken Original UN Indigenous Rights Declaration * Government of Canada: Bill C-15 * UN
Special Rapporteur José Francisco Calí Tzay Visits Canada * PowerPoint
slides for 05 March * MidTerm
take home assignment will be handed out on this day |
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12 March |
* Presentations on Africa by Kass, Kelsey,
Paige, Akriti and Alayna * MidTerm take home assignment due on
this day for all but Africa presenters |
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19 March |
* Presentations on Asia by Chahat,
Dar, Rafi, Gurman and Thuta * Report
of the Special Rapporteur on visits to Asia in
2013 |
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26 March |
* Presentations on North America by Maria, Rachel, Brenna, Aaron
and Laurin * Report
of the Special Rapporteur’s visit to Canada in
2023 |
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02 April |
* Presentations on South America by Heather, Ashley, Stella and
Michael |
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09 April |
* Presentations on Europe by Jacob, Dana, Jasmine and Tiara |
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16 April |
* Final term papers due by 11:59:59 PM. Please follow these instructions when submitting. |
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