Aboriginal Law Practicum

This course is an exercise in legal archaeology. In it, students study in depth, from beginning to end, a significant case about Aboriginal law:  usually, but not always, one that the Supreme Court of Canada has heard or agreed to hear.  The class will discuss, in sequence, with reference to the relevant procedural rules, the pleadings, the closing arguments at trial, the first level decision, the factums filed at the Court of Appeal, the Court of Appeal decision, and the materials in the leave to appeal application at the Supreme Court of Canada.  Students may have the opportunity to meet and discuss the case with counsel involved in arguing it.