A History of Law in Canada, Volume One: Beginnings to 1866

by Philip Girard

A History of Law in Canada is the first of two volumes. Volume one begins at a time just prior to European contact and continues to the 1860s, while volume two will start with Confederation and end at approximately 2000. The history of law includes substantive law, legal institutions, legal actors, and legal culture. The authors assume that since 1500 there have been three legal systems in Canada - the Indigenous, the French, and the English. At...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487504632
• ISBN13: 9781487504632
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 928 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.7" x 9.8"