Calling Power to Account : Law, Reparations, and the Chinese Canadian Head tax /

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"Courts today face a range of claims to redress historic injustice, including injustice perpetuated by law. In Canada, descendants of Chinese immigrants recently claimed the return of a head tax levied only on Chinese immigrants. Calling Power to Account uses the litigation around the Chinese C...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Moran, Mayo (Editor), Dyzenhaus, David (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Reparations for historical injustices.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation.
Emigration and immigration law.
Chinese > Legal status, laws, etc.
LAW > Emigration & Immigration.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Reparations des crimes de l'histoire > Canada > Congres.
Canadiens d'origine chinoise > Relations avec l'État > Histoire.
Canadiens d'origine chinoise > Politique gouvernementale > Histoire.
Canadiens d'origine chinoise > Droits > Histoire.
Canadiens d'origine chinoise > Droit > Histoire.
Chinese Canadians > Government relations > History.
Chinese Canadians > Government policy > History.
Chinese Canadians > Civil rights > History.
Chinese Canadians > Legal status, laws, etc. > History.
Emigration and immigration law > Canada > History > Congresses.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > Canada > History > Congresses.
Chinese > Taxation > Law and legislation > Canada > History > Congresses.
Reparations for historical injustices > Canada > Congresses.
Chinese > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > Congresses.
Canada.
Canada > Relations raciales.
History.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Courts today face a range of claims to redress historic injustice, including injustice perpetuated by law. In Canada, descendants of Chinese immigrants recently claimed the return of a head tax levied only on Chinese immigrants. Calling Power to Account uses the litigation around the Chinese Canadian head tax as a focal point for examining the historical, legal, and philosophical issues raised by such claims." "Calling Power to Account suggest that our legal systems can hope to play a part in responding to their own legacy of past injustice only when they recognize the full array of issues posed by the head tax case."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (450 pages).
ISBN:9781442671669

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