If you can imagine it, somewhere there's probably a law against it. Laugh out loud over some of Canada's strangest laws -- but not too loudly, or you might get a ticket: * Until 2002 in BC, you couldn't stand up while having a drink in...
Law
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Author:Baum, Daniel J.Summary:Daniel Baum's guides to Canadian law have become essential legal guides for topics ranging from young offenders to first responders. Whether for law professionals of citizens who need to understand their legal rights, the books of the...
- Author:Proto, Neil ThomasSummary:
The Rights of My People reviews Liliuokalani's decades-long campaign for the dignity and sovereignty of Hawaii, particularly in the wake of the 1893 coup d'état, and the outright annexation in 1898.
The author gives the first...
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Author:Valverde, Mariana, Springer, JaneSummary:"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Most...
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Author:Summary:Readings by writers including: St. Thomas Aquinas, H.L.A. Hart, Ronald Dworkin, Gerald Dworkin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Stuart Mill, Catharine A. MacKinnon, Patrick Devlin, Patricia Smith and Jerome Frank.
- Author:Cahill, BarrySummary:
Formed in 1825, the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society is the second-oldest law society in common-law Canada, after the Law Society of Ontario. Yet despite its founders' ambitions, it did not become the regulator of the legal...
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Author:Harris, FrannSummary:When a child-abuse scandal is uncovered at an unlicenced daycare in small-town Saskatchewan, it polarizes the community. Frann Harris, a rookie court reporter assigned to the trial the longest in Saskatchewan history starts to wonder if...
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Author:Golding, Martin P.Summary:In a book that is a blend of text and readings, Martin P. Golding explores legal reasoning from a variety of angles—including that of judicial psychology. The primary focus, however, is on the ‘logic’ of judicial decision making. How do...
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- Author:Dennis, Andrew, Foote, Peter, Perkins, RichardSummary:
The laws of Medieval Iceland provide detailed and fascinating insight into the society that produced the Icelandic sagas. Known collectively as Gragas (Greygoose), this great legal code offers a wealth of information about early...
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This text is a collection of readings, with front and back matter written by Brian Burtch and Nick Larsen. The readings cover a range of topics that illustrate a Canadian perspective on law making and legal conflicts. It is divided into...
- Author:Nootens, ThierrySummary:
Belles résidences, domestiques, voyages... la vie des dames de la bourgeoisie, au début du 20e siècle, n'avait rien à voir avec le quotidien des ménagères de milieu populaire. Ces femmes n'étaient pas totalement à l...
- Author:Dershowitz, Alan M.Summary:
In this course, Alan Dershowitz focuses on landmark trials and the important, dramatic aspects of the history of the time in which they occurred.
- Author:Dranoff, Linda SilverSummary:
This indispensable reference guide, first published in 1997 and now in its fourth edition, has been fully updated to reflect current, important changes in Canadian law. Every Canadian’s Guide to the Law unfolds in a clear,...
- Author:Brettschneider, CoreySummary:
National Indie Bestseller The trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words. Her most essential writings on gender equality and women's rights, reproductive health care, and voting and civil rights, now...
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Author:Yogis, John ASummary:Updated and expanded to reflect the most recent developments and revisions in Canadian national and provincial law, this book is a concise guide to legal citation in Canada. Legal terms are listed A-to-Z with concise definitions....
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Author:Summary:This book makes readily available a wealth of material that illustrates the application of legal principles in a Canadian context. Bickenbach has included over forty cases, each carefully edited to eliminate material not relevant to the...
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"Canada's Legal Pasts presents new essays on a range of topics and episodes in Canadian legal history, provides an introduction to legal methodologies, shows researchers new to the field how to locate and use a variety of...
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Author:Isaac, ThomasSummary:Thomas Isaac looks at the broad picture of trends that are developing in the law and the background, highlighting aspects of Canadian law that impact Aboriginal peoples and their relationship with the wider Canadian society. While...
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Author:Honigsberg, Peter Jan.Summary:Law scholar and Witness to Guantánamo founder Peter Jan Honigsberg uncovers a haunting portrait of life at the military prison and its toll, not only on the detainees and their loved ones but also on its military and civilian personnel...
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