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The Supreme Court of Canada : History of the Institution / James G. Snell, Frederick Vaughan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Snell, James G., author.
- Vaughan, Frederick, author.
- Series:
- Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canada. Supreme Court--History.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-311) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Sep 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-7529-7
- OCLC:
- 1121055482
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