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Condo Conquest
Urban Governance, Law, and Condoization in New York City and Toronto
When condominiums first emerged in North American cities in the 1960s, they were a new kind of housing governed by boards of resident owners volunteering in a community. Condo Conquest shows...
ISBN: 9780774860369
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Resisting Rights
Canada and the International Bill of Rights, 1947-76
From 1948 to 1966, the United Nations worked to create a common legal standard for human rights protection around the globe. Resisting Rights analyzes the Canadian government’s changing...
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By the Court
Anonymous Judgments at the Supreme Court of Canada
Any court watcher knows that the Supreme Court of Canada delivers some of its major constitutional judgments in a “By the Court” format. This transformative approach abandons the common law tradition...
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Good Governance in Economic Development
International Norms and Chinese Perspectives
With isolationism and protectionism strengthening in response to the forces of globalization, the interrelationship of the national and supranational in shaping good governance norms has become increasingly...
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Seeking the Court's Advice
The Politics of the Canadian Reference Power
Can Parliament legalize same‑sex marriage? Can Quebec unilaterally secede from Canada? Can the federal government create a national firearms registry? Each of these questions is contentious and...
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Ruling Out Art
Media Art Meets Law in Ontario's Censor Wars
In the 1980s, the Ontario Board of Censors began to subject media artists’ work to the same cuts, bans, and warning labels as commercial film. This innovative exploration of how art and law intersected...
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Privacy in Peril
Hunter v Southam and the Drift from Reasonable Search Protections
In 1984, the Supreme Court of Canada, in Hunter v Southam, declared warrantless searches unreasonable under section 8 of the Charter. Police would henceforth require authorization based on...
ISBN: 9780774862585
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Crossing Law’s Border
Canada’s Refugee Resettlement Program
Resettlement – the selection and transfer of refugees from the state where they seek asylum to another state – is considered a tool of refugee protection. In this nuanced account of Canada’s...
ISBN: 9780774862172
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Reclaiming the Reservation
Histories of Indian Sovereignty Suppressed and Renewed
In the 1970s the Quinault and Suquamish, like dozens of Indigenous nations across the United States, asserted their sovereignty by applying their laws to everyone on their reservations. This included...
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Métis Politics and Governance in Canada
At a time when the Métis are becoming increasingly visible in Canadian politics, this timely book offers a practical guide for understanding who they are and the challenges they face on the path...
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Trustees at Work
Financial Pressures, Emotional Labour, and Canadian Bankruptcy Law
Trustees at Work explores the role of bankruptcy trustees in determining who qualifies as a deserving debtor under Canadian personal bankruptcy law. The idea of a deserving debtor is reflected...
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Enforcing Exclusion
Precarious Migrants and the Law in Canada
Migrant workers, though long welcomed in Canada for their labor, are often excluded from both workplace protections and basic social benefits such as health care, income assistance, and education....
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Class Actions in Canada
The Promise and Reality of Access to Justice
Whatever deficits remain in the Canadian project to make justice available to all, class actions have been heralded as a success. They have been employed over the past twenty-five years to overcome...
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Flawed Precedent
The St. Catherine's Case and Aboriginal Title
In 1888, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled in the St. Catherine’s case. This precedent‑setting decision would define the legal contours of Aboriginal title in Canada for almost...
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The Law Is (Not) for Kids
A Legal Rights Guide for Canadian Children and Teens
In this practical guide to the law for the young people of Canada, Ned Lecic and Marvin Zuker provide an all‑encompassing, accurate manual meant to empower and educate youth and those that serve...
ISBN: 9781771992374
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Down with Traitors
Justice and Nationalism in Wartime China
Throughout the War of Resistance against Japan (1931–1945), the Chinese Nationalist government punished collaborators with harsh measures, labeling the enemies from within hanjian (literally,...
ISBN: 9780295742861
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Living Sharia
Law and Practice in Malaysia
Drawing on ethnographic research, Living Sharia examines the role of sharia in the sociopolitical processes of contemporary Malaysia. The book traces the contested implementation of Islamic...
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Forgery and Impersonation in Imperial China
Popular Deceptions and the High Qing State
Across eighteenth-century China a wide range of common people forged government documents or pretended to be officials or other agents of the state. This examination of case records and law codes...
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The Emotions of Justice
Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Choson Korea
The Choson state (1392–1910) is typically portrayed as a rigid society because of its hereditary status system, slavery, and Confucian gender norms. However, The Emotions of Justice reveals...
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Grey Zones in International Economic Law and Global Governance
Since the 2008 economic meltdown, market‑driven globalization has posed new challenges for governments. This volume introduces the concept of “grey zones” of global governance, where state...
ISBN: 9780774838542
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