The genesis of the Canadian Criminal Code of 1892
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0802058337
ISBN 13
9780802058331
DDC
345.71
Category
Osgoode Society
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Publication Year
1989
Publisher
The Osgoode Society, United States
Pages
x, 253 pages
Subject
Canada Criminal Code
Abstract
"The idea for this work originated in a remark made by Lillian MacPherson, then the acting law librarian of the University of Alberta. I was investigating the charges of sedation laid against the leaders of the Winnipeg Strike of 1919, and I was curios to know why 'sedation' was not defined in the Criminal code of the day. I asked Lillian if there was a history of the Code. She replied "No. Are you going to write one?" I thought some this a most interesting and worthwhile project and one that was long overdue..." - Preface
Description
Content:
Introduction -- 1. Definitions and descriptions -- 2. Attempts to codify English criminal law -- 3. The origin and development of legal systems in British North America -- 4. Consolidation and codification before confederation -- 5. Preparation for codification in Canada: the revised statutes of Canada -- 6. The criminal code -- 7. Epilogue.
Introduction -- 1. Definitions and descriptions -- 2. Attempts to codify English criminal law -- 3. The origin and development of legal systems in British North America -- 4. Consolidation and codification before confederation -- 5. Preparation for codification in Canada: the revised statutes of Canada -- 6. The criminal code -- 7. Epilogue.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Number of Copies
1
