Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered : British Colonial Judges on Trial, 1800-1900
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442699779
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (432 p.)
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Computer data. - Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2011
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General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Multi-User. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword. The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History -- Foreword. The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History -- Preface -- 1. Colonial Judges in Trouble: Setting the Scene -- 2. Judicial Tenure, Accountability, and Independence in the Common Law World before 1800 -- 3. The Administration of Colonial Justice and Law in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire: General Contours -- 4. The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Courting Reform in a Counterrevolutionary Empire, 1800-1830 -- 5. The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Ultra-Conservative Judges in an Era of Developing Reformist Sentiment in the British Empire, 1810-1840 -- 6. The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Guarding the Sanctity of the Common Law from Local 'Deviations' in a Convict Colony, 1800-1830 -- 7. The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: English Legal Culture and the Repugnancy Card in the Australian Colonies, 1830-1850 -- 8. Repugnancy in Australia after 1850: Shoot-out in Adelaide, 1854-1868 -- 9. The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Incubus of Slavery in the West Indian Colonies and West Africa, 1800-1834 -- 10. The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Indelible Stain of Slavery in the West Indian Colonies, 1834-1900 -- 11. Judges, Courts, and Empire in the Nineteenth Century and Beyond -- Notes -- Index -- Backmatter |
Restrictions on Access Note: | restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in print. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted through purchase. |
Language Note: | In English. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by publisher. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) |
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Subject: | Judges -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- Discipline Judges -- Dismissal of -- Colonies -- Great Britain LAW / Legal History Multi-User. |