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The Federal Court of Canada : a history, 1875-1992 /

"The Federal Court of Canada, which existed from 1875 to 1971 under the name Exchequer Court of Canada, occupies a special place in the court structure of Canada. It was founded principally to adjudicate legal disputes in which the Canadian government was involved. Since its change of name in 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bushnell, Ian, 1937-
Corporate Author: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, ©1997.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / R. Roy McMurtry and Peter N. Oliver
  • pt. 1. 1. Introduction. 2. Establishment
  • pt. 2. First Court, 1875-1887. 3. Jurisdiction. 4. Judges. 5. Work. 6. Appeals and attacks
  • pt. 3. Second Court, 1887-1971. 7. Court of Claims. 8. Burbidge years, 1887-1908 (I). 9. Burbidge years, 1887-1908 (II). 10. Cassels years, 1908-1923. 11. Maclean years, 1923-1942. 12. Thorson years, 1942-1964. 13. Jackett years, 1964-1971
  • pt. 4. Third Court, 1971-1992. 14. Creation of the Federal Court. 15. Administrative court. Jackett years, 1971-1979. 16. New Court. 17. Life of the Court. 18. Work of the Court. 19. Relationship with the Supreme Court.