Colonial justice : justice, morality and crime in the Niagara district, 1791-1849 /

"In 1791, when the Constitutional Act created a legislative assembly for Upper Canada, the colonists and their British rulers decreed that the operating criminal justice system in the area be adopted from England, to avoid any undue influence from the nearby United States. In this study of earl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murray, David Robert (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ontario] : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, [2002]
Temas:
1800-1899
Criminal justice, Administration of > Ontario > Niagara Peninsula > History > 19th century.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Moral and ethical aspects > Ontario > Niagara Peninsula > History.
Justice pénale > Administration > Aspect moral > Ontario > Niagara, Péninsule du > Histoire.
HISTORY > Canada > Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Moral and ethical aspects.
Justice pénale > Administration > Ontario > Niagara, Péninsule du > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Ontario > Niagara Peninsula.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Paradise of Upper Canada
  • Part One: Justice. 2 Courts, District Rulers, and Crown Servants
  • 3 Servants of the Court.
  • Part Two: Morality. 4 Enforcing a Christian Moral Order
  • 5 Intruders upon the Precincts of Crime
  • 6 The Cold Hand of Charity.
  • Part Three: Crime. 7 Crimes and Punishments
  • 8 Criminal Victims
  • 9 Criminal Boundaries
  • 10 Hands Across the Border.

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