Treaties with indigenous peoples in Canada – A not so serious essay
In contemporary Public International Law, the term ‘treaties’ has a precise meaning: it means “an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law” . Therefore, some may think that contemporary sovereign states understand the legal concept of a treat...
| Published in: | Revista InterAção |
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2020
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsm.br/interacao/article/view/40895 https://doi.org/10.5902/2357797540895 |
| Summary: | In contemporary Public International Law, the term ‘treaties’ has a precise meaning: it means “an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law” . Therefore, some may think that contemporary sovereign states understand the legal concept of a treaty is different from the historical context in which the Indigenous People of Canada negotiated those constitutive rights with the British Crown. In Canada, there are several different treaties with Indigenous Peoples regarding different sorts of rights. The case of the treaties with the First Nations of Canada is a matter of searching for fairness. In the transition from colonial North America to modern Canada, the full meaning of the treaties with the Indigenous Nations was at least subverted. This statement is not a moral judgment; it is a legal as well as political issue ipso facto. No Direito Internacional Público Contemporâneo, o termo "Tratado" tem um significado preciso: significa "um acordo internacional concluído entre Estados por escrito e regido pelo direito internacional". Portanto, alguns podem pensar que os Estados soberanos contemporâneos entendem que o conceito jurídico de um Tratado é diferente do contexto histórico em que determinado povo indígena do Canadá negociou esses direitos constitutivos com a coroa britânica. No Canadá, existem vários Tratados diferentes com os povos indígenas em relação a diferentes tipos de direitos. O caso dos Tratados com as "First Nations" do Canadá é uma questão de busca de justiça. Na transição da América do Norte colonial para o Canadá moderno, o significado pleno dos Tratados com as nações indígenas foi pelo menos subvertido. Esta afirmação não é um julgamento moral; é uma questão "ipso facto" legal e política. |
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