The Federal Court of Canada : : A History, 1875-1992 /

The Federal Court of Canada : : A History, 1875-1992 / / Ian Bushnell.

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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 1971 it...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
VerfasserIn:
Bushnell, Ian,
MitwirkendeR:
McMurtry, R. Roy,
Oliver, Peter N.,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1997
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
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Physical Description:1 online resource (476 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustrations
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Establishment
  • Part 2: The First Court, 1875-1887
  • 3. Jurisdiction
  • 4. The Judges
  • 5. The Work
  • 6. Appeals and Attacks
  • Part 3: The Second Court, 1887-1971
  • 7. Court of Claims
  • 8. The Burbidge Years, 1887-1908 (I)
  • 9. The Burbidge Years, 1887-1908 (II)
  • 10. The Cassels Years, 1908-1923
  • 11. The Maclean Years, 1923-1942
  • 12. The Thorson Years, 1942-1964
  • 13. The Jackett Years, 1964-1971
  • Part 4: The Third Court, 1971-1992
  • 14. Creation of the Federal Court
  • 15. An Administrative Court
  • The Jackett Years, 1971-1979
  • 16. The New Court
  • 17. The Life of the Court
  • 18. The Work of the Court
  • 19. Relationship with the Supreme Court
  • 20. The Mystery of Section 101
  • 21. A Lamentable Situation
  • The Thurlow Years, 1980-1988
  • 22. The Judges
  • 23. The Work of the Court
  • 24. The Charter
  • 25. A Matter of Status
  • The Iacobucci Years, 1988-1991
  • 26. The Life of the Court
  • 27. The Work of the Court
  • Part 5: The Fourth Court, 1992
  • 28. The Court Today
  • Appendix A: The Judges
  • Appendix B: Interviews
  • Notes
  • Index of Cases
  • Index of Names and Terms
  • Publications of The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

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