Justice in paradise

Clark, Bruce A 1944- (Author).

Summary: A jurisprudential adventure story, "Justice in Paradise" recounts how a commitment to Native rights and an extraordinary passion for the rule of law have determined the course of Clark's life. From a childhood in an Indian residential school, to the defence of aboriginal rights before the World Court, to being disbarred, Bruce Clark's struggle has led him to a fight against the justice system itself. "Justice in Paradise" explains the legal and philosophical position behind Clark's opposition to the Indian rights industry. He argues that the North American legal system causes the genocide of those indigenous peoples who embrace traditional religion and identity and accuses those who administer it of chicanery and abandoning the rule of law.

Record details

ISBN: 0773520015 :
ISBN: 9780773520011 :
Physical Description: viii, 382 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Early encounters of the pathological kind -- Indian places and formative faces -- My introduction to Indian law and culture -- Moving deeper into Indian culture -- My capture by Indian law and culture -- Kicking against the pricks -- The Bear Island trial -- Getting fired and going back to school -- Crises at Oka and the Lil'Wat Country -- The Western Shoshone in Nevada -- In the womb of the devil's spawn -- Our first trip to Europe -- Our trip to Bulgaria -- Petitions to the Queen and meetings in central America -- Meanwhile back at the ranch -- The Bear Island incident and my first criminal conviction -- The Gustafsen Lake story -- Europe again and more petitions -- The Mi'gmaq, the supreme court, and other matters -- The United States: Last empire, last hope -- Mohegans of New York and Vermont -- Law society of upper Canada v. Bruce Clark -- Epitaph for a dead lawyer walking -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Liberty Island case -- Appendix B: Plains case -- Notes -- Legal authorities -- Index.