Legal History

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Judicial Activism before the Charter

Judicial Activism before the Charter

From: Supreme Court on Trial

Discussion of pre-Charter cases where the striking down of laws infringing civil liberties was criticized as judicial activism. 19 $1.90 Add
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KVP

KVP

Riparian Resurrection in 20th Century Ontario

From: Property on Trial

Examination of a mid-twentieth-century riparian rights case and how it affected the state of water quality law. 22 $2.20 Add
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Labour and Human Rights
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Labour and Human Rights

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

This chapter examines nineteen decisions regarding human rights and labour law that the authors argue are representative of the jurisprudence of the Federal Courts in these areas in the second … 43 $4.30 Add
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L’arrêt <i>Kapp</i>

L’arrêt Kapp

L’interprétation du paragraphe 15(1) de la Charte (enfin) recentrée sur son objet égalitaire de non-discrimination

From: Public Law at the McLachlin Court

The Law case has been highly criticized by numerous legal academics for requiring plaintiffs to prove a breach of human dignity in section 15 equality rights cases under the Charter. In Kapp, … 26 $2.60 Add
Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

The Shaping of a Bay Street Law Firm, Faskens 1863-1963

In Lawyers, Families, and Businesses: The Shaping of a Bay Street Law Firm, Faskens 1863–1963, noted lawyer and historian, Ian Kyer, provides a superbly researched and fascinating study of … 337 View
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Laying the Groundwork for Conflict, 1891–92

Laying the Groundwork for Conflict, 1891–92

From: Thirty Years' War

Account of the end of the franchise of the Toronto Street Railway Company and the need to replace it. 16 $1.60 Add
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Le poids de l’histoire

Le poids de l’histoire

les années McLachlin et la liberté de religion

From: Public Law at the McLachlin Court

The thesis defended here is that during the McLachlin years, the Supreme Court has conceptualized freedom of religion very much as its predecessors did—that is, an idea shaped by its … 17 $1.70 Add
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Les décisions de la juge McLachlin à la Cour suprême du Canada

Les décisions de la juge McLachlin à la Cour suprême du Canada

une analyse statistique comparative

From: Public Law at the McLachlin Court

With the use of statistics, this article reflects on and asks questions about how to best understand the opinions taken by Beverley McLachlin C.J. in the body of judgments rendered by the Supreme … ; ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Manitoba Fisheries v The Queen

Manitoba Fisheries v The Queen

The Origins of Canada's De Facto Expropriation Doctrine

From: Property on Trial

Examination of a 1978 Supreme Court of Canada case regarding a federal statute involving expropriation by regulation of property rather than by taking title. ; 43 $4.30 Add
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Maritime Law Jurisdiction in Canada

Maritime Law Jurisdiction in Canada

From: Canadian Maritime Law 2/e

Examination of the factual, policy, and legislative elements affecting the evolution of jurisdictional issues in maritime law. ; 53 $5.30 Add
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Edmonton to Vancouver

Edmonton to Vancouver

From: 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 … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Minders, Grinders, and Robertson, 1919–38

Minders, Grinders, and Robertson, 1919–38

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Discusses the firm from the years 1919-38, some of which the firm was under Alex Fasken’s leadership. Other important details of that time frame are touched upon. 40 $4.00 Add
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Morgan and Jacobson v Attorney General for Prince Edward Island

Morgan and Jacobson v Attorney General for Prince Edward Island

From: Property on Trial

Examination of a 1975 Supreme Court of Canada case upholding the right of the Prince Edward Island legislature to restrict the right of non-residents to hold Island land. 437 $43.70 Add
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“Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial Secretary

“Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial Secretary

From: 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 … ; ; 2 $0.20 Add
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Notes

Notes

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

The endnotes for the book. 43 $4.30 Add
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Nuisance and Neighbourhood in Late Nineteenth-Century Montreal

Nuisance and Neighbourhood in Late Nineteenth-Century Montreal

Drysdale 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. 35 $3.50 Add