Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Borderline Crime. Fugitive Criminals and the Challenge of the Border, 1819−1914 1
6. 1. Introduction 3
7. Part One: Sovereign Borders and Criminal Law in Northern North America
8. 2. The Everyday Challenge of Sovereignty 19
9. 3. The Low and High Laws of Abduction in the Border Zone 49
10. Part Two: Uncertainty, Amorphousness, and Non-Law
11. 4. International Law and Supranational Justice in Northern North America 85
12. 5. The Non-Law of Refugees in British North America 114
13. Part Three: Law Formation in the Treaty Era
14. 6. Civilization on the Continent: Law Reform and Imperial Power 153
15. 7. Law Formation in the Common Law World 181
16. 8. Conclusion 215
17. Notes 219
18. Index 271