Kent McNeil is an Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and was a recipient of a prestigious Killam Fellowship in 2007. He has published numerous works on the rights of Indigenous peoples, including two books: Common Law Aboriginal Title (1989) and Emerging Justice? Essays on Indigenous Rights in Canada and Australia (2001). He has also co-edited a collection, Indigenous Peoples and the Law: Comparative and Critical Perspectives (2009). His work has been relied on by the Supreme Court of Canada and the High Court of Australia in landmark decisions on Indigenous land rights. He has also provided advice to Indigenous peoples in Australia, Belize, Canada, and New Zealand.

• Introduction: Judicial Precedent and Indigenous Rights1 The Political and Ideological Context of the 1880s2 The Historical Context3 The Factual Background, Cause of Action, and Evidence4 Chancellor Boyd's Trial Decision5 The Ontario Court of Appeal Decision6 The Supreme Court of Canada Judgments7 Lord Watson's Privy Council Decision8 The Decision's Impact and the Debate over Indigenous Land Rights in British Columbia9 The Modern Case LawConclusion: A Lesson in Judicial PrecedentNotes; Bibliographic Essay; Index of Cases; Index

Kent McNeil is an Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and was a recipient of a prestigious Killam Fellowship in 2007. He has published numerous works on the rights of Indigenous peoples, including two books: Common Law Aboriginal Title (1989) and Emerging Justice? Essays on Indigenous Rights in Canada and Australia (2001). He has also co-edited a collection, Indigenous Peoples and the Law: Comparative and Critical Perspectives (2009). His work has been relied on by the Supreme Court of Canada and the High Court of Australia in landmark decisions on Indigenous land rights. He has also provided advice to Indigenous peoples in Australia, Belize, Canada, and New Zealand.

• Introduction: Judicial Precedent and Indigenous Rights1 The Political and Ideological Context of the 1880s2 The Historical Context3 The Factual Background, Cause of Action, and Evidence4 Chancellor Boyd's Trial Decision5 The Ontario Court of Appeal Decision6 The Supreme Court of Canada Judgments7 Lord Watson's Privy Council Decision8 The Decision's Impact and the Debate over Indigenous Land Rights in British Columbia9 The Modern Case LawConclusion: A Lesson in Judicial PrecedentNotes; Bibliographic Essay; Index of Cases; Index

Kent McNeil is an Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and was a recipient of a prestigious Killam Fellowship in 2007. He has published numerous works on the rights of Indigenous peoples, including two books: Common Law Aboriginal Title (1989) and Emerging Justice? Essays on Indigenous Rights in Canada and Australia (2001). He has also co-edited a collection, Indigenous Peoples and the Law: Comparative and Critical Perspectives (2009). His work has been relied on by the Supreme Court of Canada and the High Court of Australia in landmark decisions on Indigenous land rights. He has also provided advice to Indigenous peoples in Australia, Belize, Canada, and New Zealand.

• Introduction: Judicial Precedent and Indigenous Rights1 The Political and Ideological Context of the 1880s2 The Historical Context3 The Factual Background, Cause of Action, and Evidence4 Chancellor Boyd's Trial Decision5 The Ontario Court of Appeal Decision6 The Supreme Court of Canada Judgments7 Lord Watson's Privy Council Decision8 The Decision's Impact and the Debate over Indigenous Land Rights in British Columbia9 The Modern Case LawConclusion: A Lesson in Judicial PrecedentNotes; Bibliographic Essay; Index of Cases; Index