Essays in the History of Canadian Law : : Nova Scotia / / Jim Phillips, Philip Girard.
This third volume of Essays in the History of Canadian Law presents thoroughly researched, original essays in Nova Scotian legal history. An introduction by the editors is followed by ten essays grouped into four main areas of study. The first is the legal system as a whole: essays in this section d...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. 'The Dayly Cry for Justice': The Juridical Failure of the Annapolis Royal Regime, 1713-1749
- 3. The Superior Court Judiciary of Nova Scotia, 1754-1900: A Collective Biography
- 4. Married Women's Property, Chancery Abolition, and Insolvency Law: Law Reform in Nova Scotia, 1820-1867
- 5. Poverty, Unemployment, and the Administration of the Criminal Law: Vagrancy Laws in Halifax, 1864-1890
- 6. From Bridewell to Federal Penitentiary: Prisons and Punishment in Nova Scotia before 1880
- 7. 'Raised in Rockhead. Died in the Poor House': Female Petty Criminals in Halifax, 1864-1890
- 8. Divorce in Nova Scotia, 1750-1890
- 9. Child Custody and Divorce: A Nova Scotia Study, 1866-1910
- 10. The Mines Arbitration Act, 1888: Compulsory Arbitration in Context
- 11. From Private Property to Public Resource: The Emergence of Administrative Control of Water in Nova Scotia
- Index