In 1812 the future of British North America hung in the balance when the US declared war with the avowed goal of conquering the Canadas and removing British influence from the continent forever. In response, a corps of men volunteered to serve in the Battalion of Incorporated Mi…
"The Capacity to Judge asks what made widespread public debate about common issues possible; why it came to be seen as desirable, even essential; and how it was integrated into Upper Canada's constitutional and social self-image. Drawing on an international body of literature in…
Using the court records of the Niagara District, one of the richest sets of criminal court records surviving from Upper Canada, the author explores how far local characteristics affected the operation of a criminal justice system transplanted from England. His analysis includes:…
