Judging Bertha Wilson: Law as Large as Life

by Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History and Ellen Anderson

Book Overview

Madame Justice Bertha Wilson, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, is an enormously influential and controversial figure in Canadian legal and political history. This engaging, authorized, intellectual biography draws on interviews conducted under the auspices of the Osgoode Society for Legal History, held in Scotland and Canada with Madame Justice Wilson, as well as with her friends, relatives, and colleagues. The biography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085822
• ISBN13: 9780802085825
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 530 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 9.7" x 13.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher