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The British Columbia Court of Appeal

The First Hundred Years

by (author) Christopher Moore

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2010
Category
Legal History, Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774859271
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774818643
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $45.00

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Courts of law at once reflect and shape the society in which they reside and dispense justice. To mark the 2010 centenary of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, this book presents an institutional, jurisprudential, and biographical account of the court and its evolving role in the province. Richly illustrated and replete with group portraits of judges and accounts of key cases, this authoritative history explores how the court came into being, how it has operated, and who its judges have been. In the process, it tells the story of how the court has shaped — and been shaped by — the social, political, and legal development of British Columbia.

About the author

CHRISTOPHER MOORE is the author of numerous history books for adults and young readers including 1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal, McCarthy Tetrault: Building Canada’s Premier Law Firm, and Louisbourg Portraits. He is winner of the Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction and co-author of The Illustrated HiStory of Canada. Christopher lives in Toronto with his wife and their two daughters.

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