Canadian maverick : the life and times of Ivan C. Rand / / William Kaplan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458421603321
• Autore: Kaplan William <1957->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, , 2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 1-4426-8593-X; 1-4426-9762-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (547 p.)
• Collana: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
• Disciplina: 347.71/03534
• Soggetti: Judges - Canada; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Right Start -- 2. The Young Lawyer Tries Politics -- 3. The Railway Counsel at Work and at Home -- 4. The Framework of Freedom -- 5. Rand's Formula -- 6. Rand Tackles the Palestine Problem -- 7. King Coal -- 8. A Founding Dean of Law -- 9. Canadian Gothic Meets the Mambo King -- 10. Rand's Disastrous Investigation into Labour Disputes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In Canadian Maverick, bestselling author William Kaplan critically examines the life and times of lawyer, politician, academic, and Supreme Court Justice Ivan C. Rand. Born to a working-class New Brunswick family, Rand's hard work and impressive intellect led to an extraordinary career that redefined Canada's legal landscape.Rand's 1943 appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada invigorated what was then a pedestrian institution. His work in labour law, including his development of the Rand Formula, and his key judgments in civil liberties cases inspired a generation of Canadian judges, lawyers, and law students.Kaplan's rigorous study encompasses Rand's legal contributions, his pivotal role in the creation of the State of Israel, and his position as founding dean of the University of Western Ontario's ; Faculty of Law. An absorbing account of a complex and sometimes contradictory figure, Canadian Maverick draws a compelling portrait of one of Canada's most influential legal minds.