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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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People and Place

Historical Influences on Legal Culture

UBC Press
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Personal Relationships of Dependence and Interdependence in Law

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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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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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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Gender in the Legal Profession

Fitting or Breaking the Mould

UBC Press

A thoughtful analysis of the causes and implications of the gendered structure of the legal profession in Canada and elsewhere.

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An Overview of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and Compensation for Their Breach

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

Mainville provides clear and practical principles for addressing the breach of Aboriginal and treaty rights and determining appropriate compensation.

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In Search of Sustainability

British Columbia Forest Policy in the 1990s

UBC Press

A provocative, sobering examination of British Columbia's forest industry in the 1990s.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 37, 1999

UBC Press

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

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Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision

UBC Press

This inspiring volume elaborates a new inclusive vision of a global and national order and articulates new approaches for protecting, healing, and restoring long-oppressed peoples, and for respecting their cultures and languages.

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Biodiversity and Democracy

Rethinking Nature and Society

UBC Press

In Biodiversity and Democracy, Paul Wood argues that the problem of extinction can be traced to how we think about both biodiversity and democratic societies.

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The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of Confederation 1867-78

UBC Press

Drawing on legal records and other archival documents, Jonathan Swainger considers the growth and development of the ostensibly apolitical Department of Justice in the eleven years after the union of 1867.

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Pepper in Our Eyes

The APEC Affair

Edited by W. Wesley Pue
UBC Press

In November 1997, the world media converged on Vancouver, Canada to cover a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). A predictable student protest met unusually strong police response.

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Protecting Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage

A Global Challenge

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

An international appraisal of how current legal regimes worldwide fail to protect Indigenous knowledge and what needs to change

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 36, 1998

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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Education, Student Rights and the Charter

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

How the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other human rights legislation apply to education.

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Once Upon an Oldman

Special Interest Politics and the Oldman River Dam

UBC Press

Once Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province.

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Another Kind of Justice

Canadian Military Law from Confederation to Somalia

UBC Press

The first historical survey of Canadian military law, providing insights into military justice in Canada, the purpose of military law, and the level of legal professionalism within the Canadian military.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 35, 1997

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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Asia-Pacific Legal Development

Edited by Gerry Ferguson
UBC Press

The topics in this comprehensive volume, which offer Canadian perspectives on contemporary Asian law, include securities, prostitution, environmental, and constitutional law.

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Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada

Edited by Michael Asch
UBC Press

These essays aim to address, and redress, this bias of the colonial doctrine that continues to define and shape Aboriginal and treaty rights in the Canadian legal system.

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Justice in Aboriginal Communities

Sentencing Alternatives

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

Using several Aboriginal communities as case studies, Green analyzes the successes and challenges for alternative sentencing within the Canadian criminal justice system.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 34, 1996

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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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 33, 1995

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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Qualities of Mercy

Justice, Punishment, and Discretion

Edited by Carolyn Strange
UBC Press

These top scholars probe the discretionary use of power and inquire how it has been exercised to spare convicted criminals from the full might of the law.

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Passing the Buck

Federalism and Canadian Environmental Policy

UBC Press

The first in-depth study of the impact of federalism on Canadian environmental policy, this book takes a detailed look at the ongoing debate on the subject and traces the evolution of the role of the federal government in environmental policy and federal-provincial relations concerning the environment from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.

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Managing Natural Resources in British Columbia

Markets, Regulations, and Sustainable Development

UBC Press

Offers an innovative and far-reaching contribution to the debate over sustainability at a time when many individuals are questioning the future of the environment in British Columbia.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 32, 1994

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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The Domestic Assault of Women

Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives

UBC Press

Argues that only by understanding the psychology of both the aggressors and the victims of wife assault can we generate informed social and criminal justice policy.

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Rethinking Federalism

Citizens, Markets, and Governments in a Changing World

UBC Press

Interdisciplinary in approach, this volume explores federalism in the 1990s, bringing together leading scholars from law, economics, sociology, and political science to comment on federalism's strengths, weaknesses, and potential in a variety of contexts.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 31, 1993

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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Eagle Down Is Our Law

Witsuwit'en Law, Feasts, and Land Claims

UBC Press

The struggle of the Witsuwit'en peoples to establish the meaning of aboriginal rights.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 30, 1992

Edited by C.B. Bourne
UBC Press

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

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 29, 1991

Edited by C.B. Bourne
UBC Press

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

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 28, 1990

Edited by C.B. Bourne
UBC Press

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

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 27, 1989

Edited by C.B. Bourne
UBC Press

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

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 26, 1988

Edited by C.B. Bourne
UBC Press

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

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Canadian Oceans Policy

National Strategies and the New Law of the Sea

UBC Press

This book deals with Canada's oceans management policies since the conclusion of the 1982 Convention of the Law of the Sea.

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A Consolidated Index to the Canadian Yearbook of International Law

Volumes I-XXV(1962-1987)

Edited by David Dunkley
UBC Press

This bilingual index makes accessible all of the material from the first twenty-five years of the history of the Canadian Yearbook of International Law.

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 25, 1987

Edited by C.B. Bourne
UBC Press

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

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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 24, 1986

Edited by C.B. Bourne
UBC Press

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

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