Books in the Law and Society series

Analyzes late 20th-century responses to feminism, and asks: to what extent does the concept of backlash accurately explain reactions to feminism over time? This book offers feminists and other activists empirically grounded knowledge that can be used to develop legal and political strategies for change.

The essays illustrate how deeply multiculturalism is woven into the fabric of the Canadian constitution and the everyday lives of Canadians.

Tackles the pressing question of how Canadian engagement with globalization can be marshaled to advance rather than impair human security, ecological integrity, and social emancipation.

Contested Constitutionalism is a critique of Canadian democracy, judicial power, and the place of Quebec and Aboriginal peoples within the federation, all of which have been altered by the Charter's introduction in 1982.

The first systematic analysis of general theories about Canada's post-Charter constitutional evolution.

A trenchant exploration of how security and counter-terrorism practices are not only eroding civil liberties, but reshaping the very nature of our political freedom.

Through the study of hundreds of criminal cases, Westward Bound explores how encounters between the courts and ordinary people on the Canadian Prairies contributed to the construction of race, class, and gender hierarchies in a settler society.

This exploration of the activities of four Canadian NGOs in advancing and defending human rights principles sheds new light on the fragility and resilience of human rights norms in liberal democracies.

Drawing on the rarely heard voices of Canada's lesbian mothers, Transforming Law's Family explores the legal dimensions of planned lesbian parenthood and proposes avenues for legal change.

This volume brings together a cast of leading experts to carefully explore how the language of slavery has been invoked to support a series of government interventions, activist projects, legal instruments, and rhetorical and visual performances.

Drawing on the narratives of men who have served lengthy prison sentences, this book illuminates the tumultuous journey from life in a penitentiary to success in the community.

A bold questioning of culture-based reparative justice initiatives - the political culture that inspired them and their efficacy in an age in which historically marginalized people are disproportionately represented in Canadian prisons.

Drawing on trial transcripts, this book tells the stories of ten battered women who killed their male partners and one who did not, revealing why women don't "just leave" and the serious barriers to achieving acquittal.

Bridging the solitudes of constitutional law and international relations, this book offers a brand new interpretation of Canada's Constitution.

A close study of the judges appointed in early 20th-century Manitoba, revealing Canada's highly political judicial appointment process.

A probing analysis and critique of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state and the tragic collapse of Liberia.

This collection of essays demonstrates the ways in which personalities interact with physical locale in shaping the law. Examining law through the framework of history, this anthology presents a mixture of articles by established, interdisciplinary scholars.

In the early 1970s, many questioned whether Aboriginal title existed in Canada and rejected the notion that Aboriginal peoples should have rights different from those of other citizens. This book examines the doctrine of Aboriginal title.

This interdisciplinary collection challenges conventional views on crime and criminals, examining how ideas and rituals of criminal accusation produce both accusers and accused.

This interdisciplinary collection challenges conventional views on crime and criminals, examining how ideas and rituals of criminal accusation produce both accusers and accused.

Going beyond jurisprudential legacy to provide rich sociocultural context, Claire L'Heureux-Dube is an exploration of the controversial and historically transformative career of the first Quebec woman on Canada's Supreme Court.

A critical look at the legal order in capitalist society. Using a traditional Marxist perspective, Richard Quinney argues that the legal order is not intended to reduce crime and suffering, but to maintain class differences and a social order that mainly benefits the ruling class.

The first major empirical and critical study of class actions in Canada, this book provides a detailed account of how they operate and whether they are achieving their goals.

Murdering Holiness explores the story of the "Holy Roller" sect led by Franz Creffield, a charismatic, self-styled messiah, in the early years of the 20th century.

Trustees at Work explores what is means to be considered a deserving debtor in under contemporary Canadian personal bankruptcy law.