| Description |
1 online resource (x, 289 pages) |
| Series |
Landmark cases in Canadian law |
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Landmark cases in Canadian law
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| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Trial -- 2 The People -- 3 A Black History of Nova Scotia -- 4 Race and Policing in Nova Scotia -- 5 The Initial Fallout -- 6 The Appeals Begin in Nova Scotia's Supreme Court -- 7 Nova Scotia Court of Appeal -- 8 Gender Matters -- 9 Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada -- 10 The Supreme Court of Canada's "Gang of Five" -- 11 The Concurring Opinion in Defence of Judge Sparks -- 12 Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Notes -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
| Summary |
"In 1994, a white police officer arrested a Black teenager, placed him in a choke-hold, and charged him with assault and obstructing arrest. In acquitting the teen, Judge Corrine Sparks - Canada's first Black female judge - remarked that police sometimes overreacted when dealing with non-white youth. The acquittal was appealed and ultimately upheld, but most of the white judges who reviewed the decision critiqued Sparks's comments. Reckoning with Racism considers the RDS case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada fumbled over its first complaint of judicial racial bias. This is an enthralling account of the country's most momentous race case."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 21, 2022) |
| Subject |
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- Canada -- Cases
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Discrimination in justice administration -- Canada -- Cases
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Black people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada -- Cases
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Judges -- Canada -- Biography
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LAW / Legal History.
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Discrimination in justice administration
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Discrimination in justice administration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780774868280 |
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0774868287 |
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0774868295 |
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9780774868297 |
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