00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.830009 CaOODSP 20221107145430 cr ||||||||||| 170104s1995 onc o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Z1-1991/1-41-176E-PDF Macklem, Patrick. Normative dimensions of the right of Aboriginal self-government [electronic resource] / by Patrick Macklem. [Ottawa] : [Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples], [1995?]. [37] p. Title from caption. Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada. Issued also in French under title: Les dimensions normatives du droit des autochtones à l'autonomie gouvernementale. This paper describes and assesses five perspectives in support of the right of Aboriginal self-government: prior occupancy, prior sovereignty, treaties, self-determination, and preservation of minority culture. It cautions against sole reliance on positive law to justify recognition of the right of Aboriginal self-government, but recognizes the limitations of normative argument in the face of the contingency of social thought. The paper argues that each perspective expresses unique truths about the nature of Aboriginal rights, but that reliance on one perspective to the exclusion of others does not provide a full picture of the importance of Aboriginal rights in general and of a right of self-government in particular. gccst Commissions of inquiry gccst Aboriginal peoples gccst Self government Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Les dimensions normatives du droit des autochtones à l'autonomie gouvernementale (CaOODSP)9.830010 PDF 487 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/bcp-pco/Z1-1991-1-41-176-eng.pdf