Self-study
The following passage was written in the late 1980s.
P1
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Problem ·
Legal recognition and preservation of aboriginal rights
Partial solution ·
Constitutional protection of aboriginal rights
Preserves those rights already legally recognized
New problem ·
Inconsistent recognition and establishment of constitutional aboriginal rights by provincial (lower) courts
Provincial courts responsible to interpret Constitution
P2
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Define ·
Aboriginal rights
Ownership of land and resources, self-government, legal recognition of customs
Example ·
Of obstacles to recognition of rights by provincial courts
Provincial courts interpret the right to recognition of customs as applying only to customs held prior to colonization; but aboriginal societies lack legal documentation from that time
P3
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Revisit problem ·
Difficult to establish aboriginal rights in practice
Example ·
Of difficulty establishing rights in practice
Provincial court interpreted “ownership” of land in very limited sense
Author’s perspective ·
On land ownership ruling
Provincial court’s interpretation was too limited, outcome is regrettable and unsatisfactory
Passage Style
Problem-analysis
Single position
23.
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a
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The author believes the reforms needed to use general language (”necessarily general language”). There was no way they could be written using specific language. So there’s no support for the author having a negative attitude toward the requirement that courts interpret the reforms. The author would not argue that the language shouldn’t have been general or shouldn’t have required interpretation.
b
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As with (A), the author doesn’t have a negative attitude toward the need for interpretation. Interpretation of general language is
c
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The author doesn’t use words indicating a negative attitude in P2, whereas she does in P3 (”excessively conservative,” “regrettably”). So there’s not as much evidence of a negative attitude in connection with the requirements to show that customs are traditional.
d
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The author doesn’t use words indicating a negative attitude in P2, whereas she does in P3 (”excessively conservative,” “regrettably”). So there’s not as much evidence of a negative attitude in connection with the requirements to show that customs are traditional.
e
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The author calls the court’s decision “excessively conservative” in how it interpreted current law, and notes that it is “regrettable” that the case will have to proceed to the Supreme Court in order for the aboriginal group to be successful.