Foreword / Tony Penikett
Introduction / John D. Whyte

The Constitutional Context
1. The Generative Structure of Aboriginal Rights / Brian Slattery
2. Honouring the Treaty Acknowledgment of First Nations Self-Government: Achieving Justice through Self-Determination / Merrilee Rasmussen

Conceptualizing Aboriginal Rights
3. Looking Ahead: A Pragmatic Outlook on Aboriginal Self-Rule / Martin Blanchard
4. Reconciliation: Legal Conception(s) and Faces of Justice / Dwight G. Newman

Sovereignty and Development
5. Striking a Balance: The Rights of Aboriginal Peoples and the Rule of Law in Canada / Thomas Isaac
6. Developmental and Legal Perspectives on Aboriginal Justice Administration / John D. Whyte

Effective Aboriginal Authority
7. Justice Authorities in Self-Government Agreements: The Importance of Conditions and Mechanisms of Implementation and Making Structural Changes in Criminal Justice / Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
8. The Criminal Justice System and Aboriginal People / Margot Hurlbert and John McKenzie

Aboriginal Women and Criminal Justice
9. R. v. Gladue: Sentencing and the Gendered Impacts of Colonialism / Angela Cameron

Making Restorative Justice Work
10. The Impact of Reporting Requirements on Restorative Justice Agencies: Implications for Self-Determination / Barbara Tomporowski

The Charter of Rights in Aboriginal Government
11. First Nations and the Charter of Rights / Bill Rafoss
12. Indigenous and State Justice Systems in Kenya: Toward A Realization of Justice / Winifred Kamau

Notes
Contributors
Index