Québec's Conceptions of Aboriginal Rights

Canadian Journal of Law and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-87

  Lajoie, Andrée ^a   Melançon, Hugues ^a   Rocher, Guy ^a   Janda, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0039919728     PISSN: 08293201     EISSN: 19110227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0829320100005585     Document Type: Article

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