Posted in Featured Books, Features on Jan 29th, 2013
Aboriginal Justice and the Charter : realizing a culturally sensitive interpretation of legal rights by : David Milward How can Aboriginal justice be practically implemented in ways that go beyond sentencing initiatives and parallels to restorative justice? Aboriginal Justice and the Charter explores the tension between Aboriginal justice methods and the Canadian Charter of Rights [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Jan 11th, 2013
Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder by: Barry Mitchell and Julian V Roberts Murder is often regarded as both the ‘ultimate’ and a unique crime, and whereas courts are normally given discretion in sentencing offenders, for murder the sentence is mandatory – indeterminate imprisonment. Since the crime and the punishment come as a ‘package [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Dec 5th, 2012
The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr : Law, Politics, and the Character Wars of the New Nation Aaron Burr was a central character in three fascinating political dramas of the early American republic: the 1800 presidential election, when an electoral college tie between Burr and Thomas Jefferson took 36 ballots to resolve; the fatal duel [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Oct 25th, 2012
The Most Remarkable Woman in England : poison, celebrity and the trials of Beatrice Pace by : John Cart Wood This book offers the first in-depth study of one of the most gripping trials of inter-war Britain, that of farmer’s wife Beatrice Pace for the arsenic murder of her husband. A riveting tale from the [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Sep 7th, 2012
A Short & Happy Guide to Being a Lawyer by : Kenney F. Hegland & Paul D. Bennett This is a friendly and helpful companion for clinical students and new lawyers as they venture forth. In 115 pages, the book covers topics from solving problems and telling stores, to coping with lies and mistakes, interviewing [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Jul 9th, 2012
Nasty, Brutish, and Short : The lives of gang members in Canada by : Mark Totten United nations, Red Scorpions, the Crazy Dragons, Fresh Off the Boat, Indian Posse, Native Syndicate, Mad Cowz, Bloods, Jamestown Crips, Bo-Gars, Crack Down Posse, African Mafia, Galloway Boys, Malvern Crew, Manitoba Warriors, and North Preston’s Finest. These are some [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Jun 19th, 2012
Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens : commercial sex in London, 1885-1960 By : Julia Laite On the brightly-lit street corners of Piccadilly and in the dark alleyways of Stepney, in public parks and private flats, in nightclubs and cafes, prostitution was intertwined with London’s society, culture, and landscape. As public and political attitudes toward commercial [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on May 29th, 2012
The Human Rights Revolution : an International History Edited by: Akira Iriye, Petra Goedde, and William I. Hitchcock Between the Second World War and the early 1970s, political leaders, activists, citizens, protestors. and freedom fighters triggered a human rights revolution in world affairs. Stimulated particularly by the horrors of the crimes against humanity in [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Apr 25th, 2012
Who Owns the High Country?: The controversial story of tenure review in New Zealand by: Ann Brower Who Owns the High Country? is a startling expose of bureaucracy gone wrong. This controversial story tells how large areas of high country in the South Island were sold off to runholders for knock-down prices, in a [...]
Posted in Featured Books, Features on Feb 8th, 2011
From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright” : Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda Edited by: Michael Geist Copyright has long been viewed as one of the government’s most difficult policy issues. The latest chapter in the Canadian copyright saga unfolded in June 2010 as Industry Minister Tony Clement and Canadian Heritage James Moore tabled Bill [...]