Kennedy's Constitution of Canada: An Introduction to its Development and Law was first published in 1922 and has long been considered to be a classic work on Canadian legal history. This new Wynford edition, introduced by legal academic and former Dean of Toronto Law School Martin Friedland, reflects on the context and the influence of Kennedy's remarkable work. In his comprehensive and knowledgeable volume, Kennedy traces the development of Canada from the earliest days of the French explorers until 1922. The book covers the seigniorial system in Quebec, colonial policy, responsible…mehr
Kennedy's Constitution of Canada: An Introduction to its Development and Law was first published in 1922 and has long been considered to be a classic work on Canadian legal history. This new Wynford edition, introduced by legal academic and former Dean of Toronto Law School Martin Friedland, reflects on the context and the influence of Kennedy's remarkable work. In his comprehensive and knowledgeable volume, Kennedy traces the development of Canada from the earliest days of the French explorers until 1922. The book covers the seigniorial system in Quebec, colonial policy, responsible government, federation, Canada as a dominion, the distribution of legislative power, the imperial tie and federalism.
W.P.M. Kennedy's career spanned some five decades at several academic institutions, but most notably the University of Toronto. He became the first Dean (and co-founder) of the University of Toronto Law School, as well as founder of the University of Toronto Law Journal. His career was colourful, distinguished, and varied, as detailed by Martin Friedland's introduction. Martin Friedland CC QC FRSC is a Canadian lawyer, academic, and author. He was awarded the Molson Prize in 1994. In 2003 he was awarded the Sir John William Dawson Medal, for important contributions of knowledge in multiple domains, by the Royal Society of Canada.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Introduction 2: The Government of New France 3: The Seigniorial System 4: The "Régime Militaire," 1759-1764 5: The Establishment of Civil Government in Quebec 6: The Civil Government of Quebec, 1764-1774 7: The Quebec Act, 1774 8: The Coming of Representative Government 9: Representative Government in Lower Canada, 1792-1838 10: Representative Government in Upper Canada, 1792-1838 11: The Failure of Representative Government in the Canadas 12: Lord Durham and the Affairs of British North America 13: Lord Sydenham's Colonial System 14: The Testing of Sydenham's System 15: Self-Governing or Crown Colony 16: The New Colonial Policy 17: The Failure of Responsible Government in the Canadas 18: The Growth of the Federation Idea 19: The Coming of Federation 20: The Dominion of Canada 21: The Development of Canadian Autonomy 22: The Framework and Scheme of Government 23: The Nature of Canadian Federalism 24: The Distribution of Legislative Power 25: The Imperial Tie Appendix: The British North America Act, 1867 Tables of Cases Cited Index
1: Introduction 2: The Government of New France 3: The Seigniorial System 4: The "Régime Militaire," 1759-1764 5: The Establishment of Civil Government in Quebec 6: The Civil Government of Quebec, 1764-1774 7: The Quebec Act, 1774 8: The Coming of Representative Government 9: Representative Government in Lower Canada, 1792-1838 10: Representative Government in Upper Canada, 1792-1838 11: The Failure of Representative Government in the Canadas 12: Lord Durham and the Affairs of British North America 13: Lord Sydenham's Colonial System 14: The Testing of Sydenham's System 15: Self-Governing or Crown Colony 16: The New Colonial Policy 17: The Failure of Responsible Government in the Canadas 18: The Growth of the Federation Idea 19: The Coming of Federation 20: The Dominion of Canada 21: The Development of Canadian Autonomy 22: The Framework and Scheme of Government 23: The Nature of Canadian Federalism 24: The Distribution of Legislative Power 25: The Imperial Tie Appendix: The British North America Act, 1867 Tables of Cases Cited Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG i.I. Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
