The British Columbia Court of Appeal
The First Hundred Years
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2010
- Category
- Legal History, Post-Confederation (1867-)
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774859271
- Publish Date
- Mar 2010
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774818643
- Publish Date
- Mar 2010
- List Price
- $45.00
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Description
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.
