to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented o... more to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented only a small portion of British North American commercial activity in the nineteenth century, a study focused on common law would be understandable. However, as the commercial metropolis of British North America, Montreal was responsible for a major part of commercial activity of the Province/ Dominion of Canada. While Telfer refers frequently to the lobbying efforts of Montreal’s powerful Board of Trade, the civil law context in which the activities of the board members frequently took place is barely mentioned. This is a by-product of the division of Canadian law into common and civil law spheres. Legal historians and researchers on both sides of the divide frequently concentrate on their own domain, and bijural linkages are too infrequently examined. It is a version of the ‘‘two solitudes’’ between historians of so-called ‘‘English Canada’’ and Quebec historians. Ruin and Redemption is a valuable addition to the excellent catalogue of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. It helps historians to better understand the legal structures involved in the regulation of debt and obligation. Telfer’s exploration of changing public attitudes and legal forms serves as a reminder that bankruptcy, far from being an obvious or mandatory part of the liberal state, has been historically constructed and frequently contested. daniel simeone McGill University
to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented o... more to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented only a small portion of British North American commercial activity in the nineteenth century, a study focused on common law would be understandable. However, as the commercial metropolis of British North America, Montreal was responsible for a major part of commercial activity of the Province/ Dominion of Canada. While Telfer refers frequently to the lobbying efforts of Montreal’s powerful Board of Trade, the civil law context in which the activities of the board members frequently took place is barely mentioned. This is a by-product of the division of Canadian law into common and civil law spheres. Legal historians and researchers on both sides of the divide frequently concentrate on their own domain, and bijural linkages are too infrequently examined. It is a version of the ‘‘two solitudes’’ between historians of so-called ‘‘English Canada’’ and Quebec historians. Ruin and Redemption is a valuable addition to the excellent catalogue of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. It helps historians to better understand the legal structures involved in the regulation of debt and obligation. Telfer’s exploration of changing public attitudes and legal forms serves as a reminder that bankruptcy, far from being an obvious or mandatory part of the liberal state, has been historically constructed and frequently contested. daniel simeone McGill University
to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented o... more to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented only a small portion of British North American commercial activity in the nineteenth century, a study focused on common law would be understandable. However, as the commercial metropolis of British North America, Montreal was responsible for a major part of commercial activity of the Province/ Dominion of Canada. While Telfer refers frequently to the lobbying efforts of Montreal’s powerful Board of Trade, the civil law context in which the activities of the board members frequently took place is barely mentioned. This is a by-product of the division of Canadian law into common and civil law spheres. Legal historians and researchers on both sides of the divide frequently concentrate on their own domain, and bijural linkages are too infrequently examined. It is a version of the ‘‘two solitudes’’ between historians of so-called ‘‘English Canada’’ and Quebec historians. Ruin and Redemption is a valuable addition to the excellent catalogue of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. It helps historians to better understand the legal structures involved in the regulation of debt and obligation. Telfer’s exploration of changing public attitudes and legal forms serves as a reminder that bankruptcy, far from being an obvious or mandatory part of the liberal state, has been historically constructed and frequently contested. daniel simeone McGill University
to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented o... more to that of the modern era of bijural harmonization initiatives? If Lower Canada had represented only a small portion of British North American commercial activity in the nineteenth century, a study focused on common law would be understandable. However, as the commercial metropolis of British North America, Montreal was responsible for a major part of commercial activity of the Province/ Dominion of Canada. While Telfer refers frequently to the lobbying efforts of Montreal’s powerful Board of Trade, the civil law context in which the activities of the board members frequently took place is barely mentioned. This is a by-product of the division of Canadian law into common and civil law spheres. Legal historians and researchers on both sides of the divide frequently concentrate on their own domain, and bijural linkages are too infrequently examined. It is a version of the ‘‘two solitudes’’ between historians of so-called ‘‘English Canada’’ and Quebec historians. Ruin and Redemption is a valuable addition to the excellent catalogue of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. It helps historians to better understand the legal structures involved in the regulation of debt and obligation. Telfer’s exploration of changing public attitudes and legal forms serves as a reminder that bankruptcy, far from being an obvious or mandatory part of the liberal state, has been historically constructed and frequently contested. daniel simeone McGill University
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