TY - GEN T1 - Dewigged, bothered, and bewildered : British colonial judges on trial, 1800-1900 T2 - Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series. A1 - McLaren, John, 1940- LA - English PP - Toronto Ont. PB - Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press YR - 2011 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn793385404 AB - "Throughout the British colonies in the nineteenth century, judges were expected not only to administer law and justice, but also to play a significant role within the governance of their jurisdictions. British authorities were consequently concerned about judges' loyalty to the Crown, and on occasion removed or suspended those who were found politically subversive or personally difficult. Even reasonable and well balanced judges were sometimes threatened with removal. Using the career histories of judges who challenged the system, Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered illuminates issues of judicial tenure, accountability, and independence throughout the British Empire. John McLaren closely examines cases of judges across a wide geographic spectrum - from Australia to the Caribbean, and from Canada to Sierra Leone - who faced disciplinary action. These riveting stories provide helpful insights into the tenuous position of the colonial judiciary and the precarious state of politics in a variety of British colonies"--Provided by publisher. OP - 441 CN - KD7285 .M35 2011eb SN - 9781442699779 SN - 1442699779 SN - 9781442644373 KW - Judges : Colonies : Great Britain : Discipline. KW - Judges : Great Britain : Dismissal of : Colonies. KW - Great Britain : Colonies : Administration : History : 19th century. KW - Grande-Bretagne : Colonies : Administration : Histoire : 19e siècle. KW - LAW : Civil Procedure. KW - LAW : Legal Services. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Government : Judicial Branch. KW - LAW : Legal History. KW - British colonies KW - Colonies : Administration KW - Great Britain KW - 1800-1899 KW - History ER -