The Supreme Court of Canada : History of the Institution /

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This history traces the development of the Supreme Court of Canada from its establishment in the earliest days following Confederation, through its attainment of independence from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1949, to the adoption of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Snell, James G.
Corporate Author: Osgoode Society
Other Authors: Vaughan, Frederick
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo : Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press, 1985.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Canada. > Supreme Court.
Canada. > Cour suprême > Histoire.
Canada. > Supreme Court > History.
LAW > Courts.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 The Founding of the Court 1867-1879; 2 Early Problems 1879-1892; 3 The Strong Court 1892-1902; 4 The Court in Decline 1902-1918; 5 An Instrument of Politics 1918-1933; 6 Toward Centre Stage 1933-1949; 7 Supreme at Last 1949; 8 A Decade of Adjustment 1950-1962; 9 Changing Expectations 1963-1974; 10 A New Beginning 1975-1982; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX; NOTES; INDEX

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