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Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered - John McLaren

Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered

British Colonial Judges on Trial, 1800-1900

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Buch | Hardcover
432 Seiten
2011
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
9781442644373 (ISBN)
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Using the career histories of judges who challenged the system, Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered illuminates issues of judicial tenure, accountability, and independence throughout the British Empire.
Throughout the British colonies in the nineteenth century, judges were expected not only to administer law and justice, but also to play a significant role within the governance of their jurisdictions. British authorities were consequently concerned about judges' loyalty to the Crown, and on occasion removed or suspended those who were found politically subversive or personally difficult. Even reasonable and well balanced judges were sometimes threatened with removal.

Using the career histories of judges who challenged the system, Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered illuminates issues of judicial tenure, accountability, and independence throughout the British Empire. John McLaren closely examines cases of judges across a wide geographic spectrum — from Australia to the Caribbean, and from Canada to Sierra Leone — who faced disciplinary action. These riveting stories provide helpful insights into the tenuous position of the colonial judiciary and the precarious state of politics in a variety of British colonies.

John McLaren is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria.

CHAPTER 1

Colonial Judges in Trouble – Setting the Scene

CHAPTER 2

Judicial Tenure and Accountability and Independence in the Common Law World before 1800

CHAPTER 3

The Administration of Colonial Justice and Law in the 19th Century British Empire: General Contours

CHAPTER 4

The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary — Courting Reform in a Counter-Revolutionary Empire, 1800-1830

CHAPTER 5

The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Ultra-Conservative Judges in an Era of Developing Reformist Sentiment in the British Empire, 1810-1840

CHAPTER 6

The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Guarding the Sanctity of the Common Law from Local “Deviations” in a Convict Colony, 1800-1830

CHAPTER 7

The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: English Legal Culture and the Repugnancy Card in the Australian Colonies, 1830- 1850

CHAPTER 8

Repugnancy in Australia after 1850: Shoot Out in Adelaide, 1854-1868

CHAPTER 9

The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Incubus of Slavery in the West Indian Colonies and West Africa, 1800-1834

CHAPTER 10

The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Indelible Stain of Slavery in the West Indian Colonies, 1834-1900

CHAPTER 11

Judges, Courts and Empire in the 19th Century and Beyond

Reihe/Serie Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Zusatzinfo 12 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort Toronto
Sprache englisch
Maße 161 x 237 mm
Gewicht 820 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-13 9781442644373 / 9781442644373
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