The obligation to set aside and secure lands for the "Half-Breed" population pursuant to section 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870

The object of this inquiry is to consider the nature and the scope of the governmental obligations to set apart land for the "Half-Breed" people in Manitoba pursuant to s.31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870. The ambit of the obligation is described by examining, not only the text of s.31, but also the contextual background and the constitutional status of the provision. The purported implementation of the land distribution scheme is considered for purposes of elaborating the scope of the obligation, by relating the social circumstances of implementation, and the social effects of particular constructions, to the earlier observations made respecting the construction of the text.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Law

Grantor

University of Saskatchewan

Year dc:date.issued

1988

Author dc:creator

• Chartrand, Paul Luc

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Bartlett, Richard H.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Purich, Don
• Zlotkin, Norman
• Carter, Roger

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-01052009-112802

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:harvest.usask.ca:10388/etd-01052009-112802