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Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered: British Colonial Judges on Trial, 1800-1900


ISBN13: 9781442644373
Published: December 2011
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Format: Hardback
Price: £48.99



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Throughout the British colonies in the nineteenth century, judges were expected not only to administer law and justice, but also to play a significant role within the governance of their jurisdictions.

British authorities were consequently concerned about judges' loyalty to the Crown, and on occasion removed or suspended those who were found politically subversive or personally difficult. Even reasonable and well balanced judges were sometimes threatened with removal.

Using the career histories of judges who challenged the system, Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered illuminates issues of judicial tenure, accountability, and independence throughout the British Empire. John McLaren closely examines cases of judges across a wide geographic spectrum - from Australia to the Caribbean, and from Canada to Sierra Leone - who faced disciplinary action.

These riveting stories provide helpful insights into the tenuous position of the colonial judiciary and the precarious state of politics in a variety of British colonies.

Subjects:
Legal History
Contents:
Colonial Judges in Trouble: Setting the Scene Judicial Tenure, Accountability, and Independence in the Common Law World before 1800
The Administration of Colonial Justice and Law in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire: General Contours
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Courting Reform in a Counter-revolutionary Empire, 1800-1830
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Ultra-conservative Judges in an Era of Developing Reformist Sentiment in the British Empire, 1810-1840
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: Guarding the Sanctity of the communal law from Local 'Deviations' in a Convict Colony, 1800-1830
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: English Legal Culture and the Repugnancy Card in the Australian Colonies, 1830-1850
Repugnancy in Australia after 1850: Shoot-out in Adelaide, 1854-1868
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Incubus of Slavery in the West Indian Colonies and West Africa, 1800-1834
The Perils of the Colonial Judiciary: The Indelible Stain of Slavery in the West Indian Colonies, 1834-1900
Judges, Courts, and Empire in the nineteenth Century and Beyond
Notes
Index

Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

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