Indeed. The Doctrine of Discovery has been cited with some frequency in US judicial rulings since 1823, too-- including as recently as 2015 in White vs. University of CaliforniaMany more details about its use in US law can be found here: https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/law/.It is an interesting question, though, whether the Papal renunciation of the DOD has any effect in US law?----------Helena CobbanShe/her/they | Honoring the lives & legacies of the Piscataways in whose lands I liveCEO, Just World Books | President and CEO, Just World Educational
On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 9:30 PM Edward Hughes via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:Justice Marshall, in a 1823 Supreme Court decision (Johnson v. McIntosh), relied on the so-called "Doctrine of Discovery" to decide that Indigenous People did not have ownership rights to their land.The jurisprudential framework to justify our appropriation of land in North America was founded on 15th century Papal Bulls that granted ownership of lands, not previously claimed by a Christian Sovereign, to the Christian Sovereign in whose name the lands were "discovered". https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/doctrine-discovery-1493In other words 15 Century Popes decreed the property rights of what has become the United States.Now that the Vatican has repudiated or "overturned" the doctrine, will the Supreme Court reverse Johnson v McIntosh?--On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 1:23 PM Chas Freeman via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:--https://zenit.org/2023/03/30/vatican-the-doctrine-of-discovery-is-not-part-of-the-teaching-of-the-catholic-church/?eti=9275
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