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  • Prairie Justice

    The Hanging of Mike Hack

    de Wayne Sumner ...
    Series series Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
    In May 1928, the body of George Edey was discovered on his Saskatchewan farm, leading to the swift arrest of a deaf and mentally disabled farmhand named Mike Hack. Following a three-day murder trial, Hack was quickly convicted and sentenced to death. Denied clemency, in January 1929 he was hanged in the courtyard of the Regina Jail at twenty-seven years of age and buried in an unmarked grave. ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • Deciding on Death

    Rodriguez, Carter, and Medically Assisted Dying in Canada

    de Kent McNeil, Wayne Sumner ...
    Series series Landmark Cases in Canadian Law
    Should Canadians have the right to medical assistance in dying? If so, under what conditions? Deciding on Death delves into the legal and political aspects of these controversial questions. In the early 1990s, Sue Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged the criminalization of assisted dying. The Supreme Court of Canada subsequently reversed its position in a 2015 case initially brought by the family ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • A Century of Controversy

    Constitutional Reform in Alabama

    de Wayne Flynt, G. Alan Tarr, Howard P. Walthall, James W. Williams, Jr., William H. Stewart III, H. Bailey Thomson III, Bradley Moody III, Anne Permaloff III, Robert Martin Schaefer III, Joe A Sumners III, Samuel L. Webb III, Harvey H. Jackson III ...
    A timely examination of Alabama’s severely criticized state constitutionAlabama’s present constitution, adopted in 1901, is widely viewed as the source of many, if not most, of the state’s historic difficulties and inequities. Chief among these is a poorly funded school system, an imbalanced tax system that favors special business interests, legislated racism, and unchecked urban sprawl. Many ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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  • Tough Crimes

    True Cases by Top Criminal Lawyers

    de Christopher D. Evans, Edward L. Greenspan, Richard Wolson, Marilyn Sandford, Earl Levy, Peter Martin, John Rosen, Fred Ferguson, William Smart0, Richard Peck1, Noel O'Brien2, Joel Pink3, Patrick Fagan4, Brian Beresh5, Mark Brayford6, Marie Henein7, William Trudell8, John Vertes9, Thomas Dalby0, Hersh Wolch1 ...
    Series Libro 1 - True Cases Series
    Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but when have we had a chance to hear directly from the lawyers who defended or prosecuted them? We’ve all ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Black Lives, White Law

    Locked Up and Locked Out in Australia

    de Russell Marks ...
    How and why Australia's legal system fails Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people'Russell Marks unravels a national tragedy. From the front line he delivers a first-rate, firsthand account of how so many First Nations people end up in jail, again and again.' --Patrick Dodson, Labor Senator for Western AustraliaIndigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people on the planet. Indigenous ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • The Lazier Murder

    Prince Edward County, 1884

    de Robert J. Sharpe ...
    In December 1883, Peter Lazier was shot in the heart during a bungled robbery at a Prince Edward County farmhouse. Three local men, pleading innocence from start to finish, were arrested and charged with his murder. Two of them — Joseph Thomset and David Lowder — were sentenced to death by a jury of local citizens the following May. Nevertheless, appalled community members believed at least one of ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Uncertain Justice

    Canadian Women and Capital Punishment, 1754-1953

    de F. Murray Greenwood, Beverley Boissery ...
    In 1754 Eleanor Powers was hung for a murder committed during a botched robbery. She was the first woman condemned to die in Canada, but would not be the last.In Uncertain Justice, Beverley Boissery and Murray Greenwood portray a cast of women characters almost as often wronged by the law as they have wronged society. Starting with the Powers trial and continuing to the not-too-distant past, the ... Leer más

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  • John J. Robinette

    Peerless Mentor: An Appreciation

    de George D. Finlayson ...
    John J. Robinette, Canada’s greatest trial lawyer, was admired and respected by the bench and his fellow lawyers alike. A quiet, unassuming man outside the courtroom, he was a consummate performer when appearing before a judge and jury.Robinette became a household name as the defender of Evelyn Dick, who was charged with killing her husband and infant son in Hamilton in 1946, and of Steven Suchan, ... Leer más

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  • The Ascent of the Detective

    Police Sleuths in Victorian and Edwardian England

    de Haia Shpayer-Makov ...
    The figure of the detective has long excited the imagination of the wider public, and the English police detective has been a special focus of attention in both print and visual media. Yet, while much has been written in the last three decades about the history of uniformed policemen in England, no similar work has focused on police detectives. The Ascent of the Detective redresses this by ... Leer más

    $56.99 USD

  • A Passion for Justice

    How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer

    de J. Patrick Boyer ...
    This richly detailed biography illustrates how a determined Canadian seeking justice created an enduring legacy. Through vigorous battles, Jim McRuer’s passion for justice was translated into laws that daily touch and protect the lives of millions today.James Chalmers McRuer was not easy to get along with or even much liked by many lawyers who dubbed him ’Vinegar Jim.’ Yet countless others saw him ... Leer más

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  • Policing Gender, Class And Family In Britain, 1800-1945

    de Linda Mahood ...
    Series series Women's and Gender History
    This book is intended for undergraduate courses on modern British history, women's history, courses on family, sexuality and childhood. Women's studies, history of education, sociology. ... Leer más

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  • Hard Time

    Reforming the Penitentiary in Nineteenth-Century Canada

    de Ted McCoy ...
    Prisons have always existed in a climate of crisis. The penitentiary emerged in the early decades of the nineteenth century as an enlightened alternative to brute punishment, one that would focus on rehabilitation and the inculcation of mainstream social values. Central to this goal was physical labour. The penitentiary was constructed according to a plan that would harness the energies of the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD