Race," Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada

Race," Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada Historical Case Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

Drawing on four cases relating to race between 1914 and 1955, Walker (history, U. of Waterloo) explores the role of the Canadian Supreme Court and the law in racializing Canadian society. He demonstrates that the justices were expressing the prevailing common sense in their legal decisions, and argues that the law has created the conditions for the

Book information

ISBN: 9780889202894
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Imprint: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 463
Weight: 771g
Height: 241mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 38mm