Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered : British Colonial Judges on Trial, 1800-1900 /

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"Throughout the British colonies in the nineteenth century, judges were expected not only to administer law and justice, but also to play a significant role within the governance of their jurisdictions. British authorities were consequently concerned about judges' loyalty to the Crown, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McLaren, John, 1940-
Autor Corporativo: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Colonies > Administration.
British colonies.
LAW > Legal History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
Judges > Great Britain > Dismissal of > Colonies.
Judges > Colonies > Great Britain > Discipline.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Colonial judges in trouble? : setting the scene
  • Judicial tenure and accountability and independence in the common law world before 1800
  • The administration of colonial justice and law in the 19th century British Empire : general contours
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : courting reform in a counter-revolutionary empire, 1800-1830
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : ultra-conservative judges in an era of developing reformist sentiment in the British Empire, 1810-1840
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : guarding the sanctity of the common law from local "deviations" in a convict colony, 1800-1830
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : English legal culture and the repugnancy card in the Australian colonies, 1830- 1850
  • Repugnancy in Australia after 1850 : shoot out in Adelaide, 1854-1868
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : the incubus of slavery in the West Indian colonies and West Africa, 1800-1834
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : the indelible stain of slavery in the West Indian colonies, 1834-1900
  • Judges, courts and empire in the 19th century and beyond.

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