University of British Columbia Press
The British Columbia Court of Appeal
About this book
Courts of law at once reflect and shape the society in which they reside and dispense justice. To mark the 2010 centenary of BC’s highest court – the British Columbia Court of Appeal – this book presents an institutional, jurisprudential, and biographical account of the court and its evolving role in the province.
Richly illustrated and replete with biographical sketches, group portraits of judges, and careful explorations of significant and representative cases, this authoritative history explores how the court came into being, how it has operated, and who its judges have been. In the process, it tells the story of how the court has shaped – and been shaped by – the social, political, and legal development of British Columbia.
This much-needed addition to the judicial history of Canada raises questions for British Columbia legal historians to pursue and for scholars, judges, lawyers, and Canadians in general to ponder.
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Reviews
Chistopher Moore has written an engaging history of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. The personalities of the judges, the problems they confronted, and the context in which they worked all come very much alive. This book provides the reader with a clear picture of the evolution of one of Canada's most important legal institutions.
Hamar Foster, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria:
The book clearly makes a useful contribution to the field of legal history – the British Columbia Court of Appeal is largely untilled soil. And the subject is important: witness the fact that the court’s centenary is also being marked by a conference, a special issue of BC Studies, a video, and a special issue of the Advocate.
John McLaren, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria:
This is an original contribution to knowledge of this important judicial institution ... one that ... will increas[e] awareness of our legal institutions and their impact in society.
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Front Matter
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Contents
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Foreword
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Preface and Acknowledgments
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The Origins of the Court
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The Founders’ Court, 1910–40
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Transition and Growth, 1940–57
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A Growing Court in a Growing Province, 1958–78
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Justice on a New Scale, 1979–2001
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Toward a Second Century, 2001–10
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Judges of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1909–2009
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Note on Methods
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Notes
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Index
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