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Supreme at Last: The Evolution of the Supreme Court of Canada [Paperback]

Peter McCormick (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 2000

List of Tables
Acknowledgements

1. The Rebirth of the Supreme Court

2. Under the Shadow: The Judicial Committee and the Supreme Court

3. The Rinfret Court: October 1949 to June 1954
"The Initiator"

4. The Kerwin Court: July 1954 to February 1963
"The Technician"

5. The Taschereau/Cartwright/Fauteux Court: April 1963 to December 1973
"The Caretakers"

6. The Laskin Court: December 1973 to March 1984
"The Revolutionary"

7. The Dickson Court: April 1984 to June 1990
"The Consolidator"

8. The Lamer Court: July 1990 to July 1999
"The Innovator"

9. The McLachlin Court: January 2000
"The Outsider"

The Supreme Court in the New Millennium

Notes
Sources
Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgements

1. The Rebirth of the Supreme Court

2. Under the Shadow: The Judicial Committee and the Supreme Court

3. The Rinfret Court: October 1949 to June 1954
"The Initiator"

4. The Kerwin Court: July 1954 to February 1963
"The Technician"

5. The Taschereau/Cartwright/Fauteux Court: April 1963 to December 1973
"The Caretakers"

6. The Laskin Court: December 1973 to March 1984
"The Revolutionary"

7. The Dickson Court: April 1984 to June 1990
"The Consolidator"

8. The Lamer Court: July 1990 to July 1999
"The Innovator"

9. The McLachlin Court: January 2000
"The Outsider"

The Supreme Court in the New Millennium

Notes
Sources
Acknowledgements

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[McCormick's] useful, readable primer places the history of the court since 1949 in perspective and raises intriguing questions about its direction under Beverley McLachlin, its new chief justice." (Christopher English Canadian Book Review Annual )

About the Author

PETER McCORMICK teaches political science at the University of Lethbridge.

Product Details

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Lorimer (January 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1550286927
ISBN-13: 978-1550286922
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,776,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Rinfret Court, Kerwin Court, Laskin Court, Lamer Court, Fauteux Court, United States, British Columbia, House of Lords, Criminal Code, New Brunswick, Judge Panels Wrote, Privy Council, Bora Laskin, Quebec Superior Court, Rhodes Scholar, Source Number Frequency Median Date, Robert Taschereau, The Queen, University of Toronto, Cold War, High Court of Australia, Quiet Revolution, University of Montreal

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This book cites 31 books:

Constitutional Law of Canada by Peter W. Hogg on 4 pages
The Supreme Court (Know Your Government) by Leon Friedman on page 16, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The European Court of Justice: The Politics of Judicial Integration (European Union (Hardcover Adult)) by Renaud Dehousse in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Power of Identity: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, Volume II (The Information Age) 2nd Edition by Manuel Castells in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Images of a Constitution by William E. Conklin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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