Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Canadian Legal Systems Subject The topic of the resource Canada, law, legal systems, common law, civil law, aboriginal legal systems, oral traditions Description An account of the resource This section examines the legal systems that exist in Canada with a particular view to exploring the intersection of these systems with Canadian senses of identity. Canada has three primary legal traditions: indigenous law, civil law, and common law. Indigenous law is a legal system based on the values of indigenous persons and includes the use of oral traditions in a central way. Common law is a legal system which derives law from judicial precedent. Civil law, in contrast, adjudicates civil matters and is based solely on codified statute. In this section, we emphasize the interactions and conflicts among Canadian legal systems, as well as the result of said conflict in the justice system. Finally, we examine recommendations to improve congruence among the systems especially vis-à-vis indigenous law. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samantha Davis Xavier Monaghan Xhesika Resuli Dr. Theresa Miedema, ed. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-2017 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <a title="silhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44" href="https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14246/index.do" target="_blank">https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14246/index.do</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44 Subject The topic of the resource Canada Legal Systems Aboriginal peoples Indigenous land claims Property law Description An account of the resource This is a hyperlink to the 2014 Supreme Court of Canada decision in <em>Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia.</em> <br /><br />In Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada established Aboriginal title for the Tsilhqot’in Nation. The case blended Aboriginal principles and traditions concerning land use with the common law notion of occupation. The court held that the Tsilhqot’in people had the right to control their land according to their own wishes and that the government could not arbitrarily expropriate the land for their own use. The landmark case continues to have implications for Indigenous nations and the provinces. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Supreme Court of Canada Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lexum Supreme Court of Canada Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lexum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource (c) Supreme Court of Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hyperlink Language A language of the resource English French Type The nature or genre of the resource Hyperlink Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <em>Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia</em>, 2014 SCC 44, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 256 Aboriginal legal tradittions canada Indigenous land rights property Tsilhqot’in Nation