Open AccessThe Crown's Duty to Consult Aboriginal People
Author(s) -
T. M. Thomas Isaac,
Anthony Knox
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr494
Subject(s) - duty , certainty , treaty , law , legal certainty , subject (documents) , crown (dentistry) , political science , law and economics , business , sociology , philosophy , computer science , medicine , epistemology , dentistry , library science
The Crown's duty to consult Aboriginal people when contemplating an infringement of an Aboriginal or treaty right is becoming settled in law. The procedural and substantive content of that duty, however, remains uncertain. These authors demonstrate the need for certainty for industries contemplating the exploitation of lands potentially subject to Aboriginal and treaty rights, and discuss where we can look for certainty.