Basic Principles of Aboriginal Law (005441)

Product code: 005441

Overview

Delivery method

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

Duration

3 hours

Audience

Audience

Legal Professionnals

 

Description

Presentation on the general principles of Aboriginal law and recent cases from the Supreme Court of Canada dealing with Aboriginal issues. Participants will gain a basic understanding of the constitutional and legal framework governing Aboriginal rights and issues in Canada.

Topics covered

  • Who are Canada's Aboriginal peoples
  • The principal constitutional provisions that govern the relationship between Canada and Aboriginal peoples
  • The special rights of Aboriginal peoples - constitutional and non-constitutional
  • The legal duties of the Crown with respect to those rights, (e.g. fiduciary duties, the duty to consult) and the source of those duties (the honour of the Crown)
  • The Supreme Court of Canada and Aboriginal law - where it has been and where it may be going.

Presented by the Aboriginal Law Centre, Indigenous Rights and Relations Portfolio in collaboration with the Legal Practices Policy Division (LPPD).

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).

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Date modified: 2024-02-07