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

Robert J. Sharpe; Patricia I. McMahon

Published by University of Toronto Press 2008

The Persons Case

The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood

Robert J. Sharpe and Patricia I. McMahon

In the series Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442684980

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The Persons Case is a comprehensive study of this important event, examining the case itself, the ruling of the Privy Council, and the profound affect that it had on women's rights and the constitutional history of Canada.

Author / Editor information

Sharpe Robert J. :

Robert J. Sharpe is judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto from 1976 to 1988 and served under Chief Justice Brian Dickson as Executive Legal Officer at the Supreme Court of Canada from 1988 to 1990.
McMahon Patricia I. :

Patricia McMahon is an associate with the law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword: The Osgoode Society For Canadian Legal History R. Roy McMurtry and Jim Phillips Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: ‘A Relic of Days More Barbarous Than Ours’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 First of the Five Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
2 The Other Four Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3 Women and the Law: The Trials of Legal Personhood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
4 Emily Murphy’s Senate Campaign Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
5 Going to Court Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
6 The Supreme Court of Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
7 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the Canadian Constitution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
8 Waiting to Be Heard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
9 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decides Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
10 The Political, Cultural, and Legal Legacy of the Persons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Archival Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Facsimile of the Amended Petition – November 1927 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Illustration Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Publications of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 272

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Published: December 31, 2008
ISBN: 9781442684980