| Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume X: A Tribute to Peter N. Oliver Contributor(s): Phillips, J. (Editor), McMurtry, R. Roy (Editor), Saywell, John T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802099114 ISBN-13: 9780802099112 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Written to honour the life and work of the late Peter N. Oliver, the distinguished historian and editor-in-chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History from 1979-2006, this collection assembles the finest legal scholars to reflect on the issues in and development of the field of legal history in Canada. Covering a broad range of topics, this volume examines developments over the last two hundred years in the legal profession and the judiciary, nineteenth-century prison history, as well as the impact of the 1815 Treaty of Paris. The introduction also provides insight into the history of the Osgoode Society and of Oliver's essential role in it, along with an illuminating analysis of the Society's publications program, which produced sixty-six books during his tenure. A fitting tribute to one of the foremost legal historians, this tenth volume of Essays in the History of Canadian Law is a significant contribution to the discipline to which Oliver devoted so much. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
| Dewey: 349 |
| Series: Essays in the History of Canadian Law |
| Physical Information: 480 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Written to honour the life and work of the late Peter N. Oliver, the distinguished historian and editor-in-chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History from 1979-2006, this collection assembles the finest legal scholars to reflect on the issues in and development of the field of legal history in Canada. Covering a broad range of topics, this volume examines developments over the last two hundred years in the legal profession and the judiciary, nineteenth-century prison history, as well as the impact of the 1815 Treaty of Paris. The introduction also provides insight into the history of the Osgoode Society and of Oliver's essential role in it, along with an illuminating analysis of the Society's publications program, which produced sixty-six books during his tenure. A fitting tribute to one of the foremost legal historians, this tenth volume of Essays in the History of Canadian Law is a significant contribution to the discipline to which Oliver devoted so much. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saywell, John T.: - JOHN T. SAYWELL is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Toronto.Phillips, J.: - Jim Phillips is a professor in the faculty of law at the University of Toronto. McMurtry, R. Roy: - The Honourable Roy McMurtry, OC, O.Ont., QC, is currently Chancellor of York University and serves as counsel to Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. |