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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 38, 2000

UBC Press

The Yearbook contains articles of lasting significance in the field of international legal studies.

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Regulating Lives

Historical Essays on the State, Society, the Individual, and the Law

UBC Press

This collection explores the treatment of incest in the criminal courts, racial-ethnic dimensions of alcohol regulation, public health initiatives around venereal disease, and the seizure and indoctrination of Doukhobor children, among other issues.

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Personal Relationships of Dependence and Interdependence in Law

By Law Commission of Canada
UBC Press

This collection explores the intersection of interdependency and the law, and contemplates some of the key issues at stake in the way the law interprets and addresses human relationships.

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Taxing Choices

The Intersection of Class, Gender, Parenthood, and the Law

UBC Press

This fascinating analysis of the controversial Symes case of the 1990s examines how class and gender interests clashed over the tax treatment of childcare.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 39, 2001

Edited by D.M. McRae
UBC Press

The Yearbook contains articles of lasting significance in the field of international legal studies.

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Who are Canada's Aboriginal Peoples?

Recognition, Definition, and Jurisdiction

Foreword by Harry Daniels; Edited by Paul Chartrand
UBC Press, Purich Publishing

Timely, innovative, and progressive, this collection provides an essential frame of reference to measure the development of Aboriginal legal policy respecting recognition, definition and jurisdiction in Canada.

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Reclaiming Aboriginal Justice, Identity, and Community

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

At the heart of this timely and significant book is an alternative way of thinking about Aboriginal crime and justice.

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Collective Insecurity

The Liberian Crisis, Unilateralism, and Global Order

UBC Press

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

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Tough on Kids

Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

In this compelling, thought-provoking and sometimes heartbreaking book, the authors use the stories of their young clients to illustrate the very real costs of the current system, analyzing theories behind youth justice, and how these are reflected in Canadian legislation both past and present.

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Corporate Governance in Global Capital Markets

Edited by Janis Sarra
UBC Press

This collection of legal essays explores the theoretical underpinnings of corporate governance and provides concrete illustrations of different models and their outcomes.

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Shifting Boundaries

Aboriginal Identity, Pluralist Theory, and the Politics of Self-Government

UBC Press

Using relational pluralism as a theoretical lens, the author takes a fresh look at the complex issue of aboriginal self-government.

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People and Place

Historical Influences on Legal Culture

UBC Press
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The Oriental Question

Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-41

UBC Press

Patricia E. Roy continues her study into why British Columbians were historically so opposed to Asian immigration.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 40, 2002

Edited by D.M. McRae
UBC Press

The Yearbook contains articles of lasting significance in the field of international legal studies.

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Gender and Change in Hong Kong

Globalization, Postcolonialism, and Chinese Patriarchy

UBC Press

This sophisticated collection of essays provides an innovative analysis of gender relations at the nexus of globalization, Chinese patriarchy, and post-colonialism in Hong Kong.

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New Perspectives on the Public-Private Divide

By Law Commission of Canada
UBC Press

Part of a series designed to explore the role of law in structuring human relationships, this collection of essays re-evaluates the public-private divide to examine how it affects the legal forms that shape our personal relationships.

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Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court

Legal Mobilization and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund

UBC Press

A cogent analysis of legal mobilization as a strategy for social and activist movements.

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Compulsory Compassion

A Critique of Restorative Justice

UBC Press

A multi-faceted consideration and critique of the compelling and emotionally seductive rhetoric of restorative justice.

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Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts

UBC Press

The essays collected here provide a balanced view of alternative dispute resolution, exploring its opportunities and effectiveness alongside its challenges and limits.

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Limiting Arbitrary Power

The Vagueness Doctrine in Canadian Constitutional Law

UBC Press

The first full-length study of the void-for-vagueness doctrine and its implications in Canadian constitutional law.

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