Background The intersection of these two classes of ‘rights’ has come to public attention because of a ruling from the Supreme Court of British Columbia which said, in short, that aboriginal land rights supersede private property rights awarded by the government. This ruling has, not surprisingly, caused some consternation among those holding private property rights […]

Challenges to President Trump’s Executive Order banning birthright citizenship have reached the US Supreme Court.  The Executive argues that times and context have changed since the liberation of the slaves, that there are new social problems and imperatives.  Therefore, a new racial, cultural and social context means that the interpretation of birthright provision should be […]