Essays In The History Of Canadian Law

This Volume In The Osgoode Society,s Distinguished Series On The History Of Canadian Law Is ATribute To Professor R.c.bRisk, One Of The Pioneers Of Canadian Legal History And For Many Years Regarded As Its Foremost AuthorityThe Fifteen Original Essays Are By Notable Scholars, Some Of Whom Were Students Of Professor Risk, And Represent Some Of The Best And Most Original Work In The Area Of Canadian Legal HistoryThey Cover ANumber Of Important Topics That Range From The Form Of The Criminal Trial In The Eighteenth Century, To Debates Over The Meaning Of Property In The Nineteenth, And To Lawyerpoet Tom Macinnes,s Views On The Law Of Aboriginal Title In The Twentieth Century.
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