Courted and Abandoned : Seduction in Canadian Law /

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Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada - breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brode, Patrick, 1950-
Corporate Author: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Morale sexuelle > Canada > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Sexualite et droit > Canada > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Seduction > Canada > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Sexual ethics.
Sex and law.
Seduction.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Sexual ethics > Canada > History > 19th century.
Sex and law > Canada > History > 19th century.
Seduction > Canada > History > 19th century.
Canada.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada - breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (274 pages): illustrations.
ISBN:9781442620810

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