| Justice Bertha Wilson: One Woman's Difference Contributor(s): Brooks, Kim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0774817321 ISBN-13: 9780774817325 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Courts - General - Political Science | American Government - Judicial Branch - Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2010285322 |
| Series: Law and Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bertha Wilson's appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1982 capped off a career of firsts. Wilson had been the first woman lawyer and partner at a prominent Toronto law firm and the first woman appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal. Her career and passing in 2007 provoked reflection on her contributions to Canadian society and raised the question, what difference do women judges make? Justice Bertha Wilson examines Wilson's career through three distinct frames - foundations, controversy, and reflections - and a wide range of feminist perspectives. Taken together, these provocative essays paint an intriguing portrait of a complex, controversial woman who made a deep impression on the Canadian legal landscape. |