Colonial Justice: Justice, Morality, and Crime in the Niagara District, 1791-1849

by David Murray

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In 1791 when the Constitutional Act created a legislative assembly for Upper Canada, the colonists and their British rulers decreed that the operating criminal justice system in the area be adopted from England, to avoid any undue influence from the nearby United States. In this new study of early Canadian law, David Murray has delved into the court records of the Niagara District, one of the richest sets of criminal court records surviving from...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802086888

ISBN13:9780802086884

Release Date:December 2002

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:298 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Americas Canada Education & Reference History Law Legal History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social Science Social Sciences

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