Legal History
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From  NEW! The Trials and Tribulations of the Federal Courts’ Jurisdiction |
The chapter discusses the basis for Federal Courts jurisdiction and especially the role and interpretation of the Federal Courts Act. Ir provides a brief overview of the constitutional basis for … | Craig Forcese | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From  “Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial SecretaryFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1858 letter drafted by Alexander Galt to promote the idea that the constitution of the proposed Canadian confederation be derived from the Imperial Parliament rather than be based on the American … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 2 | 2015 | $0.20 Add |
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From  1. Jeannie and Her FamilyFrom: Jeannie's Demise |
- | Ian Radforth | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Changing Course or Trimming Sails?The Supreme Court Reconsiders |
In the past few years, the Supreme Court of Canada has demonstrated a remarkable willingness to review its own decisions and to reach new results. In reviewing the Court’s decisions during … | Thomson Irvine | 16 | 2011 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 1History of the United Nations |
Topics in this chapter include the conferences during and after the Second World War that led to the creation of the United Nations, as well as summaries of events that occured during each … | Tavadian Alexandre | 70 | 2021 | $7.00 Add |
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From  Edmonton to VancouverFrom: Beverley McLachlin |
An overview of McLachlin’s university studies and her early career in law. Takes you through her time at the University of Alberta and the University of British Columbia. A brief overview … | Ian Greene; Peter McCormick | 24 | 2019 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Judicial Activism before the CharterFrom: Supreme Court on Trial |
Discussion of pre-Charter cases where the striking down of laws infringing civil liberties was criticized as judicial activism. | Kent Roach | 19 | 2016 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Nuisance and Neighbourhood in Late Nineteenth-Century MontrealDrysdale v Dugas in its Contexts From: Property on Trial |
Review of an 1896 Supreme Court of Canada nuisance case with its roots in the civil law. | Eric H Reiter | 35 | 2012 | $3.50 Add |
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From  Public Lands and Natural ResourcesConfederation and Onwards |
Historical overview of the development of public lands and resources at Confederation and during the subsequent expansion of the country. | Alastair R. Lucas; Arlene J. Kwasniak; Elaine L. Hughes | 25 | 2016 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Seeking the Upper Hand, 1892–93From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of political activities surrounding the enactment of the legislation to incorporate the Toronto Railway Company. | C. Ian Kyer | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add |
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From  The Early Campaign for Reform and the OLRC Report |
Chapter 3 covers the period from the early 1970s, when class actions began to be discussed in Ontario in the context of federal competition legislation and provincial consumer protection laws, to … | Suzanne Chiodo | 42 | 2018 | $4.20 Add |
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From NEW! The Federal Court of AppealCaseload and Decision-Making |
This chapter describes the judicial highway in terms of the type and volume and flow of its traffic, with some attention to how this is evolving over time. Describing a court in terms of its … | Peter McCormick | 28 | 2021 | $2.80 Add |
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From  The Foundations of Bankruptcy Law |
Review of the history, objectives, and fundamental principles of bankruptcy law. | Roderick J. Wood | 21 | 2015 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Two Marriages That Made a Law Firm, 1862–75 |
Focuses on Ellen Byrne Chadwick and Charlotte Louisa Beatty, two women who each married a founding partner of the firm, then known as Beatty & Chadwick, and who are both considered crcuial to … | C. Ian Kyer | 34 | 2013 | $3.40 Add |
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From 2. Arthur and AliceFrom: Jeannie's Demise |
- | Ian Radforth | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
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From Ice, Snow, and a Temporary Thaw, 1893–99From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of legal actions commenced by two individuals over operational issues in the early years of the Toronto Railway Company. | C. Ian Kyer | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add |
