On the impact of Discovery Doctrine on the USA contemporary law
The article analyzes the impact of Discovery Doctrine on the contemporary American conception of property right to land.“Johnson v. Mackintosh” precedent (and the Discovery Doctrine worded in it) having been analyzed by the author is considered to be the beginning of American colonists' right to property history and at the same time - the rejection of local cultures tribal right to land. Politically, such a profound reinterpretation of the right to land might be regarded as revolution in the field of law, the main specific feature of which deals with rejecting former owners' rights.