Essays in the history of Canadian law . Volume 11 : Quebec and the Canadas / / edited by David H. Flaherty
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Essays in the history of Canadian law . Volume 11 : Quebec and the Canadas / / edited by David H. Flaherty
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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012 |
| ©2012 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (613 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 340.0971 |
| Soggetto topico: | Law - Canada - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | FlahertyDavid H. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword. THE OSGOODE SOCIETY / O'Brien, Brendan / Oliver, Peter N. -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Instruments of Commerce and Authority: The Civil Courts in Upper Canada 1789-1812 / Wylie, William N.T. -- 2. Legal Education in Upper Canada 1785-1889: The Law Society as Educator / Baker, G. Elaine -- 3. The Ten Thousand Pound Job': Political Corruption, Equitable Jurisdiction, and the Public Interest in Upper Canada 1852-6 / Romney, Paul -- 4. Nineteenth-Century Canadian Rape Law 1800-92 / Backhouse, Constance B. -- 5. Law and Ideology: The Toronto Police Court 1850-80 / Craven, Paul -- 6. The Kamloops Outlaws and Commissions of Assize in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia / Foster, Hamar -- 7. Private Rights and Public Purposes in the Lakes, Rivers, and Streams of Ontario 1870-1930 / Benidickson, Jamie -- 8. This Nuisance of Litigation': The Origins of Workers' Compensation in Ontario / Risk, R.C.B. -- 9. The Evolution of the Ontario Courts 1788-1981 / Banks, Margaret A. -- Table of Cases -- Index -- Backmatter |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This volume is the second in the Essays in the History of Canadian Law series, designed to illustrate the wide possibilities for research and writing in Canadian legal history. In combination,these volumes reflect the wide-ranging scope of legal history as an intellectual discipline andencourage others to pursue important avenues of inquiry on all aspects of our legal past.Topics include the role of civil courts in Upper Canada; legal education; political corruption;nineteenth-century Canadian rape law; the Toronto Police Court; the Kamloops outlaws and commissions of assize in nineteenth-century British Columbia; private rights and public purposes in Ontario waterways; the origins of workers' compensation in Ontario; and the evolution of the Ontario courts. Contributors include Brendan O'Brien, Peter N. Oliver, William N.T. Wylie, G. Blaine Baker, Paul Romney, Constance B. Backhouse, Paul Craven, Hamar Foster, Jamie Bendickson, R.C.B. Risk, and Margaret A. Banks. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Essays in the history of Canadian law |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-6291-3 |
| 1-4426-5826-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460524903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.