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Mr Attorney : the Attorney General for Ontario, in court, cabinet, and legislature, 1791-1899 /

In early Upper Canada the attorney general was little more than a skilled functionary -- the Crown's chief legal counsel; by the mid-19th century he had become a leading member of cabinet and generally premier. Mr Attorney is the story of this transformation and many other aspects of the attorn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Romney, Paul, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press, ©1986.
Colección:Heritage.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; FOREWORD; PREFACE; Introduction; 1 King Lear's Fool; 2 The Rewards of Office; 3 A Question of Confidence; 4 Responsibility and Independence; 5 The Public Peace; 6 In Right of Ontario; 7 Minister of Justice; Conclusion: Law and the Constitution; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE; NOTES; INDEX