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False Witness: A Lawyer's History Of The Law Of Perjury, Richard H. Underwood
False Witness: A Lawyer's History Of The Law Of Perjury, Richard H. Underwood
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
From Cain to Potiphar's Wife to the pig and chicken laws of the Lex Salica of Clovis I, Professor Underwood examines the role of the false witness throughout history. Take a voyage extraordinaire and encounter some of history's most notorious perjurers.
Law Reform Error: Retry Or Abort?, Audrey Macklin
Law Reform Error: Retry Or Abort?, Audrey Macklin
Dalhousie Law Journal
The void left by the demise of the Law Reform Commission of Canada (LRCC) in 1991 presents an opportunity to rethink the scope and legitimacy of law reform as it has been conceptualized and practised by academic lawyers. I am concerned that the dominant meaning ascribed to the term "federal law reform" under the tenure of the LRCC was partial, inadequate, and ultimately conservatizing in its influence. In reviewing past commentary on law reform in Canada, I have been struck by the recurring themes that emerged from the literature. I was particularly impressed by an exceptional piece written by the …