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Sir John Beverley Robinson
Bone and Sinew of the Compact
Häftad, 1984
364 kr
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John Beverley Robinson (1791–1863) was one of Upper Canada’s foremost jurists, a dominating influence on the ruling Élite, and a leading citizen of nineteenth-century Toronto who owned a vast tract of land on which Osgoode Hall now stands.The loyalists had founded a colony firm in its devotion to …
Aggressive in Pursuit
The Life of Justice Emmett Hall
Inbunden, 2004
765 kr
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Few people have had a greater impact on the lives of Canadians than the late Supreme Court judge Justice Emmett Hall. At the forefront of several important judgements in the 1960s and 70s – such as Truscott and Calder – Hall is perhaps best known for his role in the adoption of universal health …
Canadian State Trials, Volume I
Law, Politics, and Security Measures, 1608-1837
Av F. Murray Greenwood, Barry Wright
Häftad, 1996
814 kr
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]State trials reveal much about a nation's insecurities and shed light on important themes in political, constitutional, and legal history. In Canada, perceived and real threats to the state have ranged from dissent, disaffection, and the emergence of threatening ideologies to insurrection, riot, …
'Terror to Evil-Doers'
Prisons and Punishments in Nineteenth-Century Ontario
Av Peter Oliver
Häftad, 1998
706 kr
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This is the history of the foundations of modern carceral institutions in Ontario. Drawing on a wide range of previously unexplored primary material – including the papers of prison inspectors and officials and the correspondence of those who wrote to the authorities – Peter Oliver provides a …
Misconceptions
Unmarried Motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1921-1969
Häftad, 2007
388 kr
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In 1921, despite the passing of legislation intended to ease the consequences of illegitimacy for children (Children of Unmarried Parents Act), reformers in Ontario made no effort to improve the status of unwed mothers. Furthermore, the reforms that were passed served as models for legislation in …
Colour-Coded
A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950
Häftad, 1999
526 kr
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Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our …
Judging Bertha Wilson
Law As Large As Life
Häftad, 2002
572 kr
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Madame Justice Bertha Wilson, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, is an enormously influential and controversial figure in Canadian legal and political history. This engaging, authorized, intellectual biography draws on interviews conducted under the auspices of the Osgoode …
Rule of the Admirals
Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832
Häftad, 2003
555 kr
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Jerry Bannister's The Rule of the Admirals examines governance in Newfoundland from the rule of the fishing admirals in 1699 to the establishment of representative government in 1832. It offers the first in-depth account of the rise and fall of the system of naval government that dominated the …
Colonial Justice
Justice, Morality, and Crime in the Niagara District, 1791-1849
Av David Murray
Häftad, 2002
454 kr
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In 1791 when the Constitutional Act created a legislative assembly for Upper Canada, the colonists and their British rulers decreed that the operating criminal justice system in the area be adopted from England, to avoid any undue influence from the nearby United States. In this new study of early …
Brian Dickson
A Judge's Journey
Inbunden, 2003
854 kr
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When Brian Dickson was appointed in 1973, the Supreme Court of Canada was preoccupied with run-of-the-mill disputes. By the time he retired as Chief Justice of Canada in 1990, the Court had become a major national institution, very much in the public eye. The Court's decisions, reforming large …
Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, 1870-1950
A Biographical History
Av Dale Brawn
Inbunden, 2006
958 kr
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This study of the Manitoba judiciary is not only the first biographical history to examine an entire provincial bench, it is also one of the first studies to offer an internal view of the political nature of the judicial appointment process. Dale Brawn has penned the biographies of the first …
Ruin and Redemption
The Struggle for a Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867-1919
Inbunden, 2014
740 kr
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In 1880 the federal Parliament of Canada repealed the Insolvent Act of 1875, leaving debtor-creditor matters to be regulated by the provinces. Almost forty years later, Parliament finally passed new bankruptcy legislation, recognizing that what was once considered a moral evil had become a …
Race on Trial
Black Defendants in Ontario's Criminal Courts, 1858-1958
Häftad, 2011
399 kr
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While slavery in Canada was abolished in 1834, discrimination remained. Race on Trial contrasts formal legal equality with pervasive patterns of social, legal, and attitudinal inequality in Ontario by documenting the history of black Ontarians who appeared before the criminal courts from the …
'PS: Burn After Reading'
The Kellock-Taschereau Commision and Soviet Espionage
Av Reinhold Kramer, Tom Mitchell
Inbunden, 2026
814 kr
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After Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko defected in 1945, Canada was shocked by the revelation that its own citizens were engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union. P.S. Burn After Reading explores how the Canadian government used the controversial Kellock-Taschereau Commission – sometimes …
Making a Killing
Murder and Life Insurance in 1890s Ontario
Av Ian Radforth
Inbunden, 2026
814 kr
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In late nineteenth-century Canada, the life insurance industry expanded impressively, offering policy-holders a greater sense of security. However, insurance fraud quickly followed in the footsteps of this boom, with murder sometimes being a deadly outcome. Making a Killing examines six legal cases …
In the Courts
A Counsel's Memoir
Inbunden, 2026
661 kr
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In the Courts: A Counsel’s Memoir depicts the distinguished life and career of Earl A. Cherniak, K.C., one of Canada’s leading advocates, spanning more than six decades – from 1960 to 2026. Cherniak has been formative to the development of advocacy in Canada’s court systems and is a renowned expert …
Lazier Murder
Prince Edward County, 1884
Häftad, 2012
366 kr
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In December 1883, Peter Lazier was shot in the heart during a bungled robbery at a Prince Edward County farmhouse. Three local men, pleading innocence from start to finish, were arrested and charged with his murder. Two of them — Joseph Thomset and David Lowder — were sentenced to death by a jury …
Doodem and Council Fire
Anishinaabe Governance Through Alliance
Häftad, 2021
314 kr
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Combining socio-legal and ethnohistorical studies, this book presents the history of doodem, or clan identification markings, left by Anishinaabe on treaties and other legal documents from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. These doodems reflected fundamental principles behind …
Memoirs and Reflections
Av Roy McMurtry
E-bok, 2013
675 kr
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From “the Kid” on the Varsity Blues football team to “the Chief” at Osgoode Hall, R. Roy McMurtry has had a remarkably varied and influential career. As reformist attorney general of Ontario, one of the architects of the agreement that brought about the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, high …
Memoirs and Reflections
Av Roy McMurtry
E-bok, 2013
654 kr
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From “the Kid” on the Varsity Blues football team to “the Chief” at Osgoode Hall, R. Roy McMurtry has had a remarkably varied and influential career. As reformist attorney general of Ontario, one of the architects of the agreement that brought about the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, high …
Ruin and Redemption
The Struggle for a Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867-1919
E-bok, 2014
960 kr
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In 1880 the federal Parliament of Canada repealed the Insolvent Act of 1875, leaving debtor-creditor matters to be regulated by the provinces. Almost forty years later, Parliament finally passed new bankruptcy legislation, recognizing that what was once considered a moral evil had become a …
Ruin and Redemption
The Struggle for a Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867-1919
E-bok, 2014
960 kr
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In 1880 the federal Parliament of Canada repealed the Insolvent Act of 1875, leaving debtor-creditor matters to be regulated by the provinces. Almost forty years later, Parliament finally passed new bankruptcy legislation, recognizing that what was once considered a moral evil had become a …
Judging Bertha Wilson
Law As Large As Life
E-bok, 2002
658 kr
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Madame Justice Bertha Wilson, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, is an enormously influential and controversial figure in Canadian legal and political history. This engaging, authorized, intellectual biography draws on interviews conducted under the auspices of the Osgoode …
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume VIII
In Honour of R.C.B. Risk
Av George Blaine Baker, Jim Phillips
E-bok, 1999
558 kr
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This volume in the Osgoode Society's distinguished series on the history of Canadian law is a tribute to Professor R.C.B. Risk, one of the pioneers of Canadian legal history and for many years regarded as its foremost authority. The fifteen original essays are by notable scholars, some of whom were …
Courted and Abandoned
Seduction in Canadian Law
E-bok, 2002
453 kr
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A pregnancy outside of marriage was a traumatic event in frontier Canada, one that had profound legal implications, not only for the mother, but also for the woman's family, the alleged father, and for the entire community. Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in …
Thousandth Man
A Biography of James McGregor Stewart
Av Barry Cahill
E-bok, 2000
491 kr
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James McGregor Stewart (1889-1955) was perhaps the foremost Canadian corporate lawyer of his day. He was also an appellate counsel, venture capitalist, Conservative Party fundraiser, bibliographer of Rudyard Kipling, and sometime university teacher of classics. A leader of the bar in the inter-war …
Canadian State Trials, Volume II
Rebellion and Invasion in the Canadas, 1837-1839
Av F. Murray Greenwood, Barry Wright
E-bok, 2002
554 kr
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This second volume of the Canadian State Trials series focuses on the largest state security crisis in 19th century Canada: the rebellions of 1837-1838 and associated patriot invasions in Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Québec). Historians have long debated the causes and implications of the …
Brian Dickson
A Judge's Journey
E-bok, 2003
675 kr
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When Brian Dickson was appointed in 1973, the Supreme Court of Canada was preoccupied with run-of-the-mill disputes. By the time he retired as Chief Justice of Canada in 1990, the Court had become a major national institution, very much in the public eye. The Court's decisions, reforming large …
Petty Justice
Low Law and the Sessions System in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1785-1867
Av Paul Craven
E-bok, 2014
990 kr
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Until the late nineteenth-century, the most common form of local government in rural England and the British Empire was administration by amateur justices of the peace: the sessions system. Petty Justice uses an unusually well-documented example of the colonial sessions system in Loyalist New …
Petty Justice
Low Law and the Sessions System in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1785-1867
Av Paul Craven
E-bok, 2014
1209 kr
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Until the late nineteenth-century, the most common form of local government in rural England and the British Empire was administration by amateur justices of the peace: the sessions system. Petty Justice uses an unusually well-documented example of the colonial sessions system in Loyalist New …
