Historical Indigenous Peoples' Land Claims: A Comparative and International Approach to the Common Law Doctrine on Indigenous Title
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Gilbert, J. 2007. Historical Indigenous Peoples' Land Claims: A Comparative and International Approach to the Common Law Doctrine on Indigenous Title. International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 56 (03), pp. 583-611.
Authors | Gilbert, J. |
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Abstract | Within common law systems a body of jurisprudence has developed according to which indigenous peoples' land rights have been recognized based upon historical patterns of use and occupancy and corresponding traditional land tenure. Looking at the emerging common law doctrine on aboriginal or native title, this article examines how legal institutions are building a theory on historical land claims through the recognition of indigenous laws deriving from prior occupation. The article analyses how the common law doctrine builds a bridge between past events and contemporary land claims. The aim of this article is to examine to what extent the common law doctrine proposes a potential model for the development of a legal theory on the issue of indigenous peoples' historical land claims. In doing so the article analyses how the common law doctrine compares with international law when dealing with historical arguments by focusing on issues of intertemporal law and extinguishment. |
Keywords | inidgenous peoples; land rights |
Journal | International and Comparative Law Quarterly |
Journal citation | 56 (03), pp. 583-611 |
ISSN | 1471-6895 |
0020-5893 | |
Year | 2007 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publisher's version | |
Web address (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iclq/lei183 |
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2007 | |
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Deposited | 04 Jul 2013 |
https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/8669v
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