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Book Review Of Freedom Bound: Law, Labor, And Civic Identity In Colonizing English America, 1580-1865, By Christopher Tomlins, Peter Onuf Nov 2011

Book Review Of Freedom Bound: Law, Labor, And Civic Identity In Colonizing English America, 1580-1865, By Christopher Tomlins, Peter Onuf

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review Of 'A Great And Noble Occupation!': The History Of The Society Of Legal Scholars, By Fiona Cownie And Raymond Cocks, Kim Economides Nov 2011

Book Review Of 'A Great And Noble Occupation!': The History Of The Society Of Legal Scholars, By Fiona Cownie And Raymond Cocks, Kim Economides

Journal of Legal Education

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Harry Kalven, Jr., Vincent Blasi Nov 2011

Harry Kalven, Jr., Vincent Blasi

Journal of Legal Education

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The Impeachment Of The Judges Of The Nova Scotia Supreme Court, 1787-1793: Colonial Judges, Loyalist Lawyers, And The Colonial Assembly, Jim Phillips Oct 2011

The Impeachment Of The Judges Of The Nova Scotia Supreme Court, 1787-1793: Colonial Judges, Loyalist Lawyers, And The Colonial Assembly, Jim Phillips

Dalhousie Law Journal

In 1790 the Nova Scotia House of Assembly passed seven "articles of impeachment" against two ofthe colony's Supreme Courtjudges, the firstattempt bya British North American assembly to remove superior courtjudges. Although the impeachment failed when the British government rejected the charges, it is noteworthy nonetheless. The product of a dispute between newly arrived loyalist lawyers and a local elite of "old inhabitants, " it was at one and the same time a political struggle between the Assembly and the executive branch, and one that involved concerns about judicial competence. The impeachment crisis also demonstrates the close links between the judiciary …


No Longer "Naked And Shivering Outside Her Gates": Establishing Law As A Full-Time On-Campus Academic Discipline At Mcgill University Inthe Nineteenth Century, A J. Hobbins Oct 2011

No Longer "Naked And Shivering Outside Her Gates": Establishing Law As A Full-Time On-Campus Academic Discipline At Mcgill University Inthe Nineteenth Century, A J. Hobbins

Dalhousie Law Journal

Although Canada was a single province (1763-1791), subsequently divided into Upper and Lower Canada, legal education developed very differently in the two components. The Law Society of Upper Canada controlled legal education in Ontario until the second half of the twentieth century, while in Quebec, where the legal system was based on both civil and common law, university-based legal education began in the first half of the nineteenth century. This study examines how legal education developed at McGill University, moving from part-time teaching by professionals off-campus to an on-campus faculty taught by full-time academics by the end of the century …


"No Sinecure": William Young As Attorney General Of Nova Scotia, 1854-1857, William H. Laurence Oct 2011

"No Sinecure": William Young As Attorney General Of Nova Scotia, 1854-1857, William H. Laurence

Dalhousie Law Journal

Focusing on the tenure (1854-1857) of William Young, this article examines the legal work of nineteenth-century Nova Scotian attorneys general. Although he served without the benefit of an established justice department, Young fulfilled a wide range of duties and completed an impressive volume of work, which required knowledge of both public and private law, and which demanded advocacy advisory, solicitorial, and legislative drafting skills. This article argues that though Young's performance as a Crown prosecutor received the most public attention, his accomplishments outside the criminal courtroom, especially those relating to the administration ofjustice and legislative development, had the most significant …


Review Essay - The Consumption Of History In The Legal Academy: Science And Synthesis, Perils And Prospects, Christopher Tomlins Aug 2011

Review Essay - The Consumption Of History In The Legal Academy: Science And Synthesis, Perils And Prospects, Christopher Tomlins

Journal of Legal Education

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Impoverishing "The Greatest Law School In The World": The Financial Collapse Of Harvard Law School, 1895-1909, Bruce A. Kimball Aug 2011

Impoverishing "The Greatest Law School In The World": The Financial Collapse Of Harvard Law School, 1895-1909, Bruce A. Kimball

Journal of Legal Education

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Before The Paper Chase: Student Culture At Harvard Law School, 1895-1915, Bruce A. Kimball Aug 2011

Before The Paper Chase: Student Culture At Harvard Law School, 1895-1915, Bruce A. Kimball

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review Of Bitter Knowledge: Learning Socratic Lessons Of Disillusion And Renewal, By Thomas D. Eisele, Douglas Lind May 2011

Book Review Of Bitter Knowledge: Learning Socratic Lessons Of Disillusion And Renewal, By Thomas D. Eisele, Douglas Lind

Journal of Legal Education

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Jerome Alan Cohen, Alison W. Conner May 2011

Jerome Alan Cohen, Alison W. Conner

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review Of A Good Quarrel: America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories From Inside The Supreme Court, By Timothy R. Johnson And Jerry Goldman, Molly Selvin May 2011

Book Review Of A Good Quarrel: America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories From Inside The Supreme Court, By Timothy R. Johnson And Jerry Goldman, Molly Selvin

Journal of Legal Education

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The Dogs That Did Not Bark: The Silence Of The Legal Academy During World War Ii, Sarah H. Ludington Feb 2011

The Dogs That Did Not Bark: The Silence Of The Legal Academy During World War Ii, Sarah H. Ludington

Journal of Legal Education

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Practically Grounded: Convergence Of Land Use Law Pedagogy And Best Practices, Patricia E. Salkin, John R. Nolon Feb 2011

Practically Grounded: Convergence Of Land Use Law Pedagogy And Best Practices, Patricia E. Salkin, John R. Nolon

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review Of Louis D. Brandeis: A Life, By Melvin I. Urofsky, Robert W. Gordon Feb 2011

Book Review Of Louis D. Brandeis: A Life, By Melvin I. Urofsky, Robert W. Gordon

Journal of Legal Education

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Terrorizing Academia, Joseph Margulies, Hope Metcalf Feb 2011

Terrorizing Academia, Joseph Margulies, Hope Metcalf

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


Book Review Of Broken Landscape: Indians, Indian Tribes, And The Constitution, By Frank Pommersheim, Angela R. Riley Feb 2011

Book Review Of Broken Landscape: Indians, Indian Tribes, And The Constitution, By Frank Pommersheim, Angela R. Riley

Journal of Legal Education

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Human Drama, Animal Trials: What The Medieval Animal Trials Can Teach Us About Justice For Animals, Katie Sykes Jan 2011

Human Drama, Animal Trials: What The Medieval Animal Trials Can Teach Us About Justice For Animals, Katie Sykes

Animal Law Review

The legal system generally does little to protect animals, and one aspect of its inadequacy is a matter of formal structure: under United States and Canadian law, animals are not legal “persons” with an independent right to the protections of the legal system. There are calls to expand the status of animals in the law by providing them with legal standing, the right to be represented by a lawyer, and other formal protections. But, in a way, some of this has happened before. There is a long history, primarily from the medieval and early modern periods, of animals being tried …