Publication

2000-06-01 - Univ of British Columbia Pr

Language

English

Word Count

41,750 words, Guess

Page Count

167 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001430706
  • Goodreads5490507

Classifications

  • LCCKE4752.S93 2000

Description

"Jonathan Swainger considers the growth and development of the ostensibly apolitical Department of Justice in the eleven years after the union of 1867. Drawing on legal records and other archival documents, he details the complex interactions between law and politics, exploring how expectations both inside and outside the legal system created an environment in which the department acted as an advisor to the government. He concludes by considering the post-1878 legacy of the department's approach to governance, wherein any problem, legal or otherwise, was made amenable to politicized solutions." "The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of Confederation will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Canadian legal and political history."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of Confederation, 1867-78HardcoverUniv of British Columbia Pr2000-06-01

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