Aboriginal Law Conference


Course Date: June 10, 2005

Course Agenda ▼

7:45 am – 8:45 am: Optional Ethics Session: "Ethical Issues—Ask the Experts 2011"

Sources of Ambiguity

1. understanding the substantive law

2. organization

3. the three types of ambiguity

4. archaic customs       

Networking Break

Choosing Consistent Language

5. plain language

6. words to avoid

7. consistency

8. shall

9. defined terms

10. clutter and redundant language

11. “that” and “which”

Lunch (on your own)

Structuring Sentences Strategically

12. shorten sentences
   
13. strong verbs
      
14. logical sentence structures
 
15. intrusive phrases and clauses
   
16. parallel structure          

Networking Break

Tying a Bow on the Package

17. handling related documents
   
18. contracts under seal    

19. canons of construction
    
20. effective editing

Haida Nation v. B.C. (Minister of Forests) ("Haida") and Taku River Tlingit First Nation V. B.C. (Project Assessment Director) ("Taku"): Summary of Supreme Court of Canada Rulings of November 18, 2004

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Louise Mandell, QC

Aboriginal Law » Lands and title, Litigation, Treaty Negotiations

Presentation Content:

Paper: Recent Decision of the SCC in Haida and its Subsequent Judicial Interpretation in British Columbia

Recent Decision of the SCC in Haida and its Subsequent Judicial Interpretation in British Columbia

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Lisa J. Mrozinski

Aboriginal Law » Lands and title, Litigation

Presentation Content:

Paper: Haida Nation v. B.C. (Minister of Forests) ("Haida") and Taku River Tlingit First Nation V. B.C. (Project Assessment Director) ("Taku"): Summary of Supreme Court of Canada Rulings of November 18, 2004

Haida and Taku as a Reconciliation Framework for Modern Treaty Negotiations: Implications for Crown Policy

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Fredrick L. Morris

Aboriginal Law » Lands and title, Litigation, Treaty Negotiations

Presentation Content:

Paper: Implementation of Consultation and Accommodation Duties Under Haida - Framework for Reconciliation or Yet Another "Pandora's Box"?

Implementation of Consultation and Accommodation Duties Under Haida - Framework for Reconciliation or Yet Another "Pandora's Box"?

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Geoff Moyse

Aboriginal Law » Lands and title, Litigation, Treaty Negotiations

Presentation Content:

Paper: Haida and Taku as a Reconciliation Framework for Modern Treaty Negotiations: Implications for Crown Policy

Section 87 of the Indian Act

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

William S. Maclagan

Aboriginal Law » Tax issues, Treaty Negotiations
Tax » Aboriginal tax issues

A State of Exception - The Impact of Borders on Aboriginal Peoples

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Peter W. Hutchins

Aboriginal Law » Litigation, Self-government

Presentation Content:

Paper: Implementing Self-Government: The Challenge and Experience
Paper: Legislating Toward Self-Governance? First Nations Land Management Act and the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act

Legislating Toward Self-Governance? First Nations Land Management Act and the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Joseph C. McArthur

Aboriginal Law » Self-government

Presentation Content:

Paper: A State of Exception - The Impact of Borders on Aboriginal Peoples
Paper: Implementing Self-Government: The Challenge and Experience

Implementing Self-Government: The Challenge and Experience

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Micha J Menczer

Aboriginal Law » Self-government

Presentation Content:

Paper: A State of Exception - The Impact of Borders on Aboriginal Peoples
Paper: Legislating Toward Self-Governance? First Nations Land Management Act and the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act

Protecting Aboriginal Knowledge, Culture and Art Under Canadian Intellectual Property Laws

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Mark F. Smith

Aboriginal Law » General
Intellectual Property » Copyright

The Duty of Consultation and Treaty No. 8

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Christopher G. Devlin

John William Gailus

Aboriginal Law » Litigation, Treaty Negotiations

Presentation Content:

Paper: Consultation Requirements in the Post-Treaty Context
Paper: The New Relationship in Light of Haida and Taku

The New Relationship in Light of Haida and Taku

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Mark F. Smith

Aboriginal Law » Litigation, Treaty Negotiations

Presentation Content:

Paper: Consultation Requirements in the Post-Treaty Context
Paper: The Duty of Consultation and Treaty No. 8

Consultation Requirements in the Post-Treaty Context

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

S. Bradley Armstrong, QC

Aboriginal Law » Lands and title, Treaty Negotiations

Presentation Content:

Paper: The Duty of Consultation and Treaty No. 8
Paper: The New Relationship in Light of Haida and Taku

Building a Box, Finding Storage Space

Date:

June 10, 2005

Course:

Aboriginal Law Conference

Contributor(s):

Mark F. Smith

Aboriginal Law » General