Legal History Posts

A Passion for Justice
How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer

A Passion for Justice
How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer

Negotiating Responsibility
Law, Murder, and States of Mind

Let Right Be Done
Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights

Let Right Be Done
Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights

Landing Native Fisheries
Indian Reserves and Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849-1925

The Persons Case
The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood

The Persons Case
The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood

The Evolution of Resource Property Rights

Negotiating Responsibility
Law, Murder, and States of Mind