Sentences with phrase «sovereignty over the land»

Kings would often place images of themselves, usually statues, in distant parts of their kingdoms to remind their subjects of their sovereignty over the land.

The only thing that really matters is sovereignty over the land you claim as your country.

At the time, law enforcement claimed that they were breaking the law by selling cigarette's tax free to non-Indian customers, because the US Supreme Court ruled that Indian Nations couldn't claim sovereignty over land they purchased.

Jackson supported Georgia's claim to sovereignty over the land, and either ignored the decision or declined to get involved, according to the Post.

A further component of self - determined development for Indigenous people is the recognition of their sovereignty over land and resources.

Not exact matches

Now and in the future, Canada's Armed Forces will defend Canada and protect our borders; maintain sovereignty over our Northern lands and waters; fight alongside our allies to defend our interests; and respond to emergencies within Canada and around the world.

The tribes have argued that they have sovereignty over tribal lands, but the 1994 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) has modified those distinctions.

In recent years, certain religious Jewish and Christian communities have proclaimed that exclusive Jewish sovereignty over the Holy Land is a theological fight and necessity, a condition for the unfolding of the messianic era.

The Prophets, even when stressing God's sovereignty over all of humanity and his eventual establishment of universal justice, emphasize the role of the land as the place in which international disputes will be settled and the divine word sent forth to all of humanity (Isaiah 2; Micah 4).

The Holy See has no objections in principle, theological or otherwise, to the existence of a Jewish State in or Jewish sovereignty over the Holy Land.

Alexandra advises on a range of international law issues, including international commercial disputes, the application of investment protection treaties, land and maritime boundaries, sovereignty over territory, treaty drafting and interpretation, and international human rights law.

[66] The honour of the Crown arises «from the Crown's assertion of sovereignty over an Aboriginal people and de facto control of land and resources that were formerly in the control of that people.

The Court has repeatedly acknowledged that prior to the assertion of British sovereignty First Nations lived in organized societies with their own laws, very often including sovereignty over their own lands.

It must also further the goal of reconciliation of Indigenous peoples» rights and interests with the Crown's assertion of sovereignty over Indigenous lands.

Instead of enquiring whether the laws and customs have continued to be acknowledged and observed substantially uninterrupted by each generation since sovereignty, [Justice Wilcox] asked whether the community that existed at sovereignty continued to exist over subsequent years with its members continuing to acknowledge and observe at least some of the traditional 1829 laws and customs relating to land.

If the claimants» connection to the traditions and customs of their forebears is established, then the court may determine whether the grant of tenures over the history of the claimed land since sovereignty has resulted in the extinguishment of native title.

According to Blackstone, the juridical tools that were available under international law to colonial powers seeking to acquire sovereignty over foreign lands in the 18 th Century were threefold; conquest or treaty (cession) where the land was occupied; or occupation where the land was uninhabited.

Poelina says the TPP is a breach of Australia's constitution on land, water, and food sovereignty as it «enshrines the rights of transnational companies over the rights of Australian citizens, particularly if our livelihoods threaten the profit making of these companies».

Ignoring those rights and interests, the Crown's sovereignty over a territory which had been acquired under the enlarged notion of terra nullius was equated with Crown ownership of the lands therein, because, as Stephen C.J. said, there was «no other proprietor of such lands».