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Title: |
The Alberta Supreme Court at 100 |
| Sub-title: |
History and Authority |
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| Edited by: |
Jonathan Swainger |
| ISBN10-13: |
0888644930 : 9780888644930 |
| Illustrations: |
tables |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
228x152x31mm |
| Pages: |
392 |
| Weight: |
.700 Kg. |
| Published: |
University of Alberta Press - September 2007 |
| List Price: |
38.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
History of other lands : History: specific events & topics : Politics & government : Courts & procedure : Local history : Canada : Alberta |
| This volume marks the centenary of the Supreme Court of Alberta in 2007. Ten essays by noted legal scholars examine the extent to which the Court articulated an Albertan response to the varied legal questions of the past century. The first section provides an overview of the institutional history of the Alberta judiciary, and the second section examines the court's jurisprudence in its historical context, exploring the relationship between the court and the province as both moved through the twentieth century. These papers examine the Court's position on key issues, analyzing First Nations' hunting rights, oil and gas law, water law, women's equality, family law, Hutterites and religious freedom, and the constitution. What emerges is the image of an Albertan judiciary that pursued legal principles that would stand anywhere in the nation. This volume contributes substantially to our growing knowledge of the history of Canada's superior courts. [Back Cover] CONTRIBUTORS Brian Calliou Dale Gibson Marie L. Gordon Jonnette Watson Hamilton Louis A. Knafla Jennifer Koshan Arlene J. Kwasniak Alastair R. Lucas Wayne N. Renke Jonathan Swainger Elizabeth Whitsitt [Back Flap] ABOUT THE EDITOR Jonathan Swainger is Associate Professor and Chair of the History Program at the University of Northern British Columbia where he has published articles on the crime history of central Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. He has also published a book on the Canadian Department of Justice and edited two essay collections on western Canadian legal history. |
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"In spite of its pedestrian title, this is really quite a good book. Nine writers provide essays on such topics as Hutterites, water rights, marriage, and Indians..Some of the authours deal with specific topics..Other essays by Wayne N. Renke, Dale Gibson, Arlene J. Kwasniak, Alastair R. Lucas, Marie L. Gordon, Jennifer Koshan and Elizabeth Whitsitt made good use of case studies as well as supreme court authority to produce a most interesting and readable book." Hugh Dempsey, Alberta History, Mar 2008.
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"Like recent works on Nova Scotia and Manitoba, Swainger's volume deepens our understanding of the pivotal role courts play in shaping and reflecting the society in which they interpret law and dispense justice." Eric M. Adams, University of Alberta, The American Review of Canadian Studies, Winter 2008
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"The nine essays offered here are highly creditable, exhaustively researched, carefully controlled, firmly stated, and engagingly written. The editing is impeccable." Christopher English, Canadian Book Review Annual Online, 2007
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"Nine writers provide essays on such topics as Hutterites, water rights, marriage, and Indians. Some of the authors deal with specific topics. Other essays by Wayne N. Renke, Dale Gibson, Arlene J. Kwasniak, Alastair R. Lucas, Marie L. Gordon, Jennifer Koshan and Elizabeth Whitsitt made good use of case studies as well as supreme court authority to produce a most interesting and readable book." Hugh Dempsey, Alberta History, March 2008
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