John Mclaren

Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered

British Colonial Judges on Trial, 1800-1900

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Produktbeschreibung

Using the career histories of judges who challenged the system, Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered illuminates issues of judicial tenure, accountability, and independence throughout the British Empire.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781442644373
• ISBN-10: 1442644370
• Artikelnr.: 33806982

Autorenporträt

John McLaren is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria.

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER 1
Colonial Judges in Trouble - Setting the Scene
CHAPTER 2
Judicial Tenure and Accountability and Independence in the Common Law World
before 1800
CHAPTER 3
The Administration of Colonial Justice and Law in the 19th Century British
Empire: General Contours
CHAPTER 4
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary - Courting Reform in a
Counter-Revolutionary Empire, 1800-1830
CHAPTER 5
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Ultra-Conservative Judges in an Era
of Developing Reformist Sentiment in the British Empire, 1810-1840
CHAPTER 6
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Guarding the Sanctity of the Common
Law from Local “Deviations” in a Convict Colony, 1800-1830
CHAPTER 7
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: English Legal Culture and the
Repugnancy Card in the Australian Colonies, 1830- 1850
CHAPTER 8
Repugnancy in Australia after 1850: Shoot Out in Adelaide, 1854-1868
CHAPTER 9
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Incubus of Slavery in the West
Indian Colonies and West Africa, 1800-1834
CHAPTER 10
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Indelible Stain of Slavery in the
West Indian Colonies, 1834-1900
CHAPTER 11
Judges, Courts and Empire in the 19th Century and Beyond