TY  - GEN
T1  - "Race," rights and the law in the Supreme Court of Canada : historical case studies
T2  - Book collections on Project MUSE.
A1  - Walker, James W. St. G., 1940-
LA  - English
PP  - Waterloo, Ont.?
PB  - Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History : Wilfrid Laurier University Press
YR  - 1997
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm45844400
AB  - Racial tolerance and a dedication to principles of justice have become part of the Canadian identity, and are often used to distinguish our historical character from that of other countries. "Race," Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada challenges this image. Four cases in which the legal issue was "race," drawn from the period between 1914 and 1955, are intimately examined to explore the role of the Supreme Court of Canada and the law in the racialization of Canadian society. Walker demonstrates that Supreme Court Justices were expressing the prevailing "common sense" about "race" in their legal decisions. He shows that injustice on the grounds of "race" has been chronic in Canadian history, and that the law itself was once instrumental in creating these circumstances. The book concludes with a controversial discussion of current directions in Canadian law and their potential impact on Canada's future as a multicultural society.
AB  - "Race," Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada illustrates the rich possibilities of using case law to illuminate Canadian social history and the value of understanding the context of the times in interpreting court decisions.
OP  - 448
CN  - KE4395 .W34 1997eb
SN  - 0585337292
SN  - 9780585337296
SN  - 0889202893
SN  - 9780889202894
SN  - 1280925019
SN  - 9781280925016
SN  - 0889203067
SN  - 9780889203068
SN  - 9780889205666
SN  - 0889205663
KW  - Canada. : Supreme Court.
KW  - Canada. : Cour suprême.
KW  - Canada. : Supreme Court
KW  - Kanada : Supreme Court
KW  - Kanada / Supreme Court.
KW  - Race discrimination : Law and legislation : Canada : Cases.
KW  - Race discrimination : Law and legislation : Canada : History : 20th century.
KW  - Discrimination raciale : Droit : Canada : Cas, Études de.
KW  - Discrimination raciale : Droit : Canada : Histoire : 20e siècle.
KW  - LAW : Constitutional.
KW  - LAW : Public.
KW  - Race discrimination : Law and legislation
KW  - Canada
KW  - Rechtsprechung
KW  - Rassendiskriminierung
KW  - Rassendiscriminatie.
KW  - Processen (rechtspraak)
KW  - Discrimination raciale : Droit : Canada.
KW  - Canada : Relations interethniques.
KW  - Canada. Supreme Court.
KW  - 1900-1999
KW  - Canada : Supreme Court
KW  - Race discrimination : Law and legislation : Canada : Cases
KW  - Race discrimination : Law and legislation : Canada : History : 20th century
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - History
KW  - Trials, litigation, etc.
ER  -