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Canadian State Trials, Volume IV
Security, Dissent, and the Limits of Toleration in War and Peace, 1914-1939. Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
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History of the Americas,
International relations,
Legal history,
Offences against the government,
History,
Jurisprudence & general issues,
Law,
Law & society,
Law as it applies to other professions,
Laws of Specific jurisdictions,
Legal system: general,
Legal system: costs & funding,
Road traffic law, motoring offences,
Animal law,
Highways,
Social law
Synopsis
The fourth volume in the Canadian State Trials series examines the legal issues surrounding perceived security threats and the repression of dissent from the outset of World War One through the Great Depression. War prompted the development of new government powers and raised questions about citizenship and Canadian identity, while the ensuing interwar years brought serious economic challenges and unprecedented tensions between labour and capital. The chapters in this edited collection, written by leading scholars in numerous fields, examine the treatment of enemy aliens, conscription and courts martial, sedition prosecutions during the war and after the Winnipeg General Strike, and the application of Criminal Code and Immigration Act laws to Communist Party leaders, On to Ottawa Trekkers, and minority groups. These historical events shed light on contemporary dilemmas: What are the limits of dissent in war, emergencies, and economic crisis? What limits should be placed on government responses to real and perceived challenges to its authority?
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What Reviewers Are Saying
'This volume is a superb structural analysis of how Canada's courts were, and can be, used as state instruments of tyranny. It represents a number of fascinating and valuable questions.' -- Scott Eaton BC Studies March 2016 'Excellent introduction by the editors... Wright, Tucker, and Binnie have done all Canadians a significant service in continuing the work started by Greenwood in the 1990s.' -- Gregory S. Kealey Left History vol 20:01:2016