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Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume I

Volume I
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1981

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This volume of ten essays illustrates the wide possibilities for research and writing in Canadian legal history and reflecting the current interests of those working in that area.

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Flaherty David :

David H. Flaherty is a professor emeritus in the Department of History and the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario. He now specializes in the management of privacy and information issues.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

    vii
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    Foreword

    ix
    Brendan O’Brien, C. Q. and Peter N. Oliver
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    Preface

    xiii
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    Contributors

    xv
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    1. Writing Canadian Legal History: An Introduction

    1
    David H. Flaherty
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    2. Hudson's Bay Company Law: Adam Thorn and the Institution of Order in Rupert's Land 1839-54

    43
    Kathryn M. Bindon
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    3. The Law and the Economy in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Perspective

    88
    R. C. B. Risk
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    4. William Hume Blake and the Judicature Acts of 1849: The Process of Legal Reform at Mid-Century in Upper Canada

    132
    John D. Blackwell
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    5. The Law of Master and Servant in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Ontario

    175
    Paul Craven
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    6. Shifting Patterns in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Custody Law

    212
    Constance B. Backhouse
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    7. The Origins of the Canadian Criminal Code

    249
    Graham Parker
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    8. Judicial Conservatism in an Age of Innovation: Comparative Perspectives on Canadian Nuisance Law 1880-1930

    281
    Jennifer Nedelsky
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    9. Quebec's Legal Elite Looks at Women's Rights: The Dorion Commission 1929-31

    323
    Jennifer Stoddart
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    10. An Annotated Bibliography of Statutes and Related Publications: Upper Canada, the Province of Canada, and Ontario 1792-1980

    358
    Margaret A. Banks
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    Table of Cases

    405
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    Index

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9781487595265
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Essays in the History of Canadian Law
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Essays in the History of Canadian Law
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