Dewigged, bothered, and bewildered : British colonial judges on trial, 1800-1900 /

"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...

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Tác giả chính: McLaren, John, 1940-
Tác giả của công ty: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Toronto [Ont.] : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, ©2011.
Loạt:Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/9781442699779
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  • Colonial judges in trouble? : setting the scene
  • Judicial tenure and accountability and independence in the common law world before 1800
  • The administration of colonial justice and law in the 19th century British Empire : general contours
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : courting reform in a counter-revolutionary empire, 1800-1830
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : ultra-conservative judges in an era of developing reformist sentiment in the British Empire, 1810-1840
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : guarding the sanctity of the common law from local "deviations" in a convict colony, 1800-1830
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : English legal culture and the repugnancy card in the Australian colonies, 1830- 1850
  • Repugnancy in Australia after 1850 : shoot out in Adelaide, 1854-1868
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : the incubus of slavery in the West Indian colonies and West Africa, 1800-1834
  • The perils of the colonial judiciary : the indelible stain of slavery in the West Indian colonies, 1834-1900
  • Judges, courts and empire in the 19th century and beyond.