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Proxy Contests

From: Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Changes of Corporate Control, 2/e

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Discussion of the process by which dissident or insurgent shareholders seek to effectively acquire managerial control of a business by attempting to win votes to elect their own slate of … 29 $2.90 Add
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Reaching Equilibrium between Conflicting Rights

From: Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society

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Analysis of a principled and pragmatic way of achieving a contextual equilibrium of seemingly conflicting rights in a factual context. 29 $2.90 Add
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Reception through the Charter and Other Human Rights Laws

From: International Human Rights Law

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Discusses reception through the Charter and other domestic human rights laws, such as the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA). Implied rights and public policy are … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Reference re Anti-Inflation Act, 1976 (Anti-Inflation Reference)

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the federal Anti-Inflation Act on the ground that the government was justified in intervening in an economic crisis amounting to an emergency, … ; ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Representative Labelling

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

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Chapter 9 examines a further implication of the guidance function, taking the Supreme Court’s majority decision in Martineau as its point of departure. In Martineau, the majority struck … 36 $3.60 Add
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Resource Use Conflicts

From: Public Lands and Resources Law in Canada

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Review of judicial and administrative dispute resolution processes in natural resources law. ; ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Science in the courtroom

The mouse that roared

From: Advocates and Advocacy

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Personal reflections on the legal profession. 26 $2.60 Add
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Secrecy

From: National Security Law

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Discusses secrecy and national security, focusing on the concept of open government, international law and practice governing open government, Canadian open government laws, open courts and … 57 $5.70 Add
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Selecting and Acquiring Legal Resources

From: Legal Research and Writing, 4/e

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Practical guide for deciding between print and electronic legal information resources, deciding what material to acquire, managing a small law firm library, and negotiating licences for … 15 $1.50 Add
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Self-Defence, Necessity, and Duress

From: Criminal Law

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This chapter discussed defences that may be present when the accused faces external threats, including self-defences, necessity and duress. The author discusses these defences as they are … 74 $7.40 Add
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Sentencing

From: Mental Disorder and the Law 2/e

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This chapter looks at sentencing in cases involving mentally disordered accused. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Shareholder Remedies

From: The Law of Partnerships and Corporations, 4/e

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Chapter 10 looks at the remedies available to shareholders when directors and officers fail to meet their legal obligations. 72 $7.20 Add
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She Was So Beautiful My Heart Moved

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of an Afghan man forced into army service to graduate from school who marries a half-Russian, half-Uzbek woman and their escape the violence of the area to come to … 18 $1.80 Add
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SNC-Lavalin

Captured or Complicit? SNC-Lavalin and the Normalization of Corruption in Canada

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Steven Bittle and Jennifer Quaid examine the SNC-Lavalin scandal and the normalization of corruption in Canada. Bittle and Quaid use three key moments in the evolution of the … 22 $2.20 Add
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Specific Performance

General Principles

From: Law of Equitable Remedies, 2/e

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Considers the general principles of specific performance by providing a brief history of the development of specific performance alongside discussions on the supremacy of damages, problems with … 44 $4.40 Add
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Struggle for Survival

From: Black Cop

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Calvin recalls his continued conflict with the RCMP. After being transfered to the RCMP’s Diversity Management section, he reflects on the emotions of having his career stalled in a … ; 15 $1.50 Add