Forging Alberta's constitutional framework

Forging Alberta's constitutional framework

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Edition Details

• Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): John M. Law, Richard Travanion Connors
• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): Alberta
• Publication Information: Edmonton : University of Alberta Press in association with Centre for Constitutional Studies = Centre d'e?tudes constitutionnelles, University of Alberta, ©2005
• Publication Type (Medium): History
• Material: Internet resource
• Type: Book, Internet Resource
• Permalink: https://books.lawi.ca/forging-alberta-s-constitutional-framework/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XXXVI, 538 pages : maps ; 24 cm

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Useful for students learning an area of law, Forging Alberta's constitutional framework is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Publisher:
• Responsable Person: Richard Connors and John M. Law, editors.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Location: Edmonton
• Country/State: Alberta
• Number of Editions: 4 editions
• First edition Date: 2005
• Last edition Date: 2006
• Languages: English
• Library of Congress Code: KEA454
• Dewey Code: 342.7123
• ISBN: 0888644574 9780888644572 0888644582 9780888644589
• OCLC: 61526348

Main Contents

Introduction : a legal and constitutional history of Alberta / Richard Connors and John M. Law
In the mind's eye : law and British colonial expansion in Rupert's Land in the Age of Empire / Richard Connors
Ambiguous authority : the development of criminal law in the Canadian North-West and Alberta / Desmond Brown
Venerable rights : constitutionalizing Alberta's schools, 1869-1905 / Sandra M. Anderson
One language and one nationality : the forcible constitution of a unilingual province in a bilingual country, 1970-2005 / Edmund A. Aunger
Out of the west: history, memory, and the “Persons” case, 1919-2000 / Catherine Cavanaugh
Alberta's real Constitution : the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement / Thomas Flanagan and Mark Milke
Bible Bill and the money barons : the Social Credit Court references and their constitutional consequences / Dale Gibson
Not like the others : the regulation of Indian hunting and fishing in Alberta / Robert Irwin
Justices of the Peace in Alberta / Rod Macleod and Nancy Parker
Alberta's crowning glory : the Office of Lieutenant-Governor / Kenneth Munro
Federal-provincial tensions and the evolution of a province / Preston Manning
Alberta Me?tis settlements : a brief history / Fred V. Martin
The perfect storm : the National Energy Program and the failure of federal-provincial relations / Douglas Owram
Premier Peter Lougheed, Alberta and the transformation of constitutionalism in Canada, 1971-1985 / Michael D. Behiels
Equality and women's political identity in post-1970s Alberta / Lois Harder
Uncertain future : Alberta in the Canadian community / Allan Tupper.

Summary Note

Explores the nature and development of Alberta's constitution by examining many cases and themes that have shaped legal, social, economic, political, and cultural rights and responsibilities within Alberta and Canada. This book contains themes that illustrate how Alberta's constitution is the product of decades of contest, debate, and division.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Alberta
• Civil rights
• Constitutional history
• Politics and government

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Alberta
• Civil rights
• Constitutional history

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