The Persons Case
The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood (Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History)
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Publication
2007-10-13 - Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press
Language
English
Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL11208450M
- Internet Archivepersonscaseorigi0000shar
- ISBN-100802097502
- ISBN-139780802097507
- LibraryThing4469427
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2008353691
- OCLC Control Number150223014
- Better World Books9780802097507
Classifications
- LCCKE237.E29 S53 2007
- LCCHQ1236.5.C2 S53 2007
- LCCKE237.E29S53 2007
Description
"On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, England's reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled that women were eligible for appointment to Canada's Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women from Canada's upper house and the idea that the meaning of the constitution could not change with time. The Persons Case considers the case in its political and social context and examines the lives of the key players - Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney; and Irene Pariby, the politicians who opposed the appointment of women, the lawyers who argued the case, and the judges who decided it." "Robert J. Sharpe and Patricia I. McMahon examine the Persons case as a pivotal moment in the struggle for women's rights and as one of the most important constitutional decisions in Canadian history. Lord Sankey's decision overruled the Supreme Court of Canada's judgment that the courts could not depart from the original intent of the framers of Canada's constitution in 1867. Describing the constitution as a 'living tree, ' the decision led to a reassessment of the nature of the constitution itself. After the Persons case, the constitution could no longer be viewed as fixed and unalterable, but had to be treated as a document that, in the words of Sankey, was in 'a continuous process of evolution.'" "The Persons Case is a comprehensive study of this important event, examining the case itself, the ruling of the Privy Council, and the profound effect that it had on women's rights and the constitutional history of Canada."--Jacket.
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