Interview With Bora Laskin Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Canada
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Bora Laskin
| Author | : Philip Girard |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 690 |
| Release | : 2015-01-15 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1442616881 |
In any account of twentieth-century Canadian law, Bora Laskin (1912-1984) looms large. Born in northern Ontario to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Laskin became a prominent human rights activist, university professor, and labour arbitrator before embarking on his 'accidental career' as a judge on the Ontario Court of Appeal (1965) and later Chief Justice of Canada (1973-1984). Throughout his professional career, he used the law to make Canada a better place for workers, racial and ethnic minorities, and the disadvantaged. As a judge, he sought to make the judiciary more responsive to modern Canadian expectations of justice and fundamental rights. In Bora Laskin: Bringing Law to Life, Philip Girard chronicles the life of a man who, at all points of his life, was a fighter for a better Canada: he fought antisemitism, corporate capital, omnipotent university boards, the Law Society of Upper Canada, and his own judicial colleagues in an effort to modernize institutions and re-shape Canadian law. Girard exploits a wealth of previously untapped archival sources to provide, in vivid detail, a critical assessment of a restless man on an important mission.
The Laskin Legacy
| Author | : Constance Backhouse |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 219 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781552211403 |
A collection of scholarly articles and personal reminiscences which examine the life and career of the late Bora Laskin, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. It examines Laskin's contribution to legal education and scholarship; to jurisprudence in constitutional, administrative, labour, and private law; and to the Court itself.
The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada
| Author | : Donald R. Songer |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2008-01-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0802096891 |
The first book on the Supreme Court to incorporate extensive in-depth interviews with former justices, this study provides both insiders' accounts of how decisions are made and an empirical analysis of more than 3,000 Court decisions.
Interviews With Northrop Frye
| Author | : Jean O'Grady |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 1421 |
| Release | : 2008-04-19 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1442692286 |
It is often forgotten that Northrop Frye, a scholar known chiefly for his books and articles, was also a gifted speaker who was never reluctant to be interviewed. This collection of 111 interviews and discussions with the critic assembles all of those published or broadcast on radio or television. Also included among the interviews are a number of conversations not generally known, many of them transcribed from tapes gathered from personal collections. Interviews with Northrop Frye aims to provide another view of the famous literary critic, one that supplements that which is often obtained from reading his printed works. Ranging from the earliest interviews in 1948 to discussions that took place mere months before his death in 1991, this volume is a complete portrait of Frye the conversationalist, demonstrating that he was capable of expressing his thought just as lucidly in person as he could on paper. Among the topics included are Frye’s views on teaching, writing, and Canadian literature, his opinions on the state of criticism, and a fascinating exchange concerning contemporary religion. For anyone interested in the life and career of Northrop Frye, these interviews are an ideal way to gain greater insight into the man and his work.
Judging Bertha Wilson
| Author | : Ellen Anderson |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 534 |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780802085825 |
Madame Justice Bertha Wilson, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, is an enormously influential and controversial figure in Canadian legal and political history. This engaging, authorized, intellectual biography draws on interviews conducted under the auspices of the Osgoode Society for Legal History, held in Scotland and Canada with Madame Justice Wilson, as well as with her friends, relatives, and colleagues. The biography traces Wilson's story from her birth in Scotland in 1923 to the present. Wilson's contributions to the areas of human rights law and equality jurisprudence are many and well-known. Lesser known are her early days in Scotland and her work as a minister's wife or her post-judicial work on gender equality for the Canadian Bar Association and her contributions to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Through a scrupulous survey of Wilson's judgements, memos, and academic writings (many as yet unpublished), Ellen Anderson shows how Wilson's life and the law were seamlessly integrated in her persistent commitment to a stance of principled contextuality. This stance has had an enduring effect on the evolution of Canadian law and cultural history. Supported with the warmth and generosity of Wilson's numerous personal anecdotes, this work illuminates the life and throught of a woman who has left an extraordinary mark on Canada's legal landscape.
Manitoba Law Journal: A Judge of Valour: Chief Justice Samuel Freedman – In His Own Words 2014 Volume 37(Special Issue)
| Author | : Darcy L. MacPherson, et al. |
| Publisher | : Manitoba Law Journal |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : |
The Manitoba Law Journal is a peer-reviewed journal founded in 1961. The MLJ's current mission is to provide lively, independent and high caliber commentary on legal events in Manitoba or events of special interest to our community. This is a special issue on Chief Justice Samuel Freedman with contributing authors including: Darcy L. MacPherson, Bryan P. Schwartz, and Robert G. Clarke.
The Federal Court of Canada
| Author | : Ian Bushnell |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 880 |
| Release | : 1997-12-15 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1487586701 |
The Federal Court of Canada, which existed from 1875 to 1971 under the name Exchequer Court of Canada, occupies a special place in the court structure of Canada. It was founded principally to adjudicate legal disputes in which the Canadian government was involved; since its change of name in 1971 it has become primarily an administrative appeal court dealing with the review of decisions made by federal administrative tribunals in addition to its existing jurisdictions, admiralty, intellectual property, tax, and other areas. As a federal court within the nation, its very existence has provoked discussion and debate as the various provincial court systems claim a position of primacy within our society for the adjudication of legal disputes. Central to this history of the Court is an examination of the judges who have sat on its bench. Bushnell investigates who the judges have been and examines their work, with particular focus on the judges' views of the proper approach to decision-making. His study contains a wealth of information, much of which may not be widely known in the profession. As such, The Federal Court of Canada constitutes a rich source both for those with a legal background and for those with an interest in the working and history of legal institutions.
Governing from the Bench
| Author | : Emmett Macfarlane |
| Publisher | : UBC Press |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 077482350X |
In Governing from the Bench, Emmett Macfarlane draws on interviews with current and former justices, law clerks, and other staff members of the court to shed light on the institution’s internal environment and decision-making processes. He explores the complex role of the Supreme Court as an institution; exposes the rules, conventions, and norms that shape and constrain its justices’ behavior; and situates the court in its broader governmental and societal context, as it relates to the elected branches of government, the media, and the public.
