Books

This collection comprises descriptions of and references to books written or co-authored by members of the Osgoode faculty. Access to the full digital text is provided if available and licensed for access by the public. In many cases, the digital text will be accessible only by members of the York University community.

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Criminal Law on the Aboriginal Plains : The First Nations and the First Criminal Court in the North-West Territories, 1870–1903

Shelley A. M. Gavigan

This study undertakes an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the First Nations and the criminal law in the 'Saskatchewan' region of the North-West Territories, taking as its temporal point of departure the creation of the Territories in 1870. Through ...
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The Theory and Practice of Representative Negotiation

Colleen Hanycz, Frederick H. Zemans, and Trevor C. W. Farrow

Emond Montgomery Publications presents a welcome new title in the field of negotiation, The Theory and Practice of Representative Negotiation. With a highly respected line-up of contributors and a strong Canadian focus, this book will be of great interest not ...
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The Province of Jurisprudence Democratized

Allan C. Hutchinson

The Province of Jurisprudence Democratized explores the implications of taking a vigorously democratic approach to issues of traditional legal theory. Allan C. Hutchinson introduces the democratic vision and examines the complementary philosophy of a Dewey-inspired pragmatism. This is followed by ...
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Aboriginal Law Handbook, 3rd Edition

Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend (OKT) and Shin Imai
Socially Responsible Investment Law: Regulating the Unseen Polluters

Benjamin J. Richardson

Environmental harm is commonly associated with companies that extract, consume, and pollute our shared natural resources. Rarely are the 'unseen polluters,' the financiers that sponsor and profit from eco-damaging corporations, placed at the forefront of the environmental debate. By focusing ...
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The CRTC and Broadcasting Regulation in Canada

Liora Salter and Felix N. L. Odartey-Wellington

This book reviews the state of play of the CRTC and broadcasting regulation in Canada at a time when much is changing in the broadcasting environment. It examines CRTC decisions, past and present, in light of the reasoning that lies ...
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Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Case Studies, 2nd Edition

Gordon Smith and Cynthia Williams

This next generation casebook reflects changes in the structure of business enterprise, incorporates more real-world materials, and provides a wealth of enriching materials on the Web for professors who want wider and deeper coverage of specific topics.
The Vis Book: A Participant's Guide to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

Janet Walker

This book is about the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The Vis Moot is...well...hmmm.... That is just the problem. The Moot is an extraordinary phenomenon that cannot be summed up in a few lines, even by way of ...
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Business Organizations: Principles, Policies, and Practice

Robert Yalden, Janis Sarra, Paul Paton, Mark Gillen, Ronald Davis, and Mary G. Condon

Business Organizations: Principles, Policies, and Practice provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of legal developments and scholarship relating to the forms of business organization in Canada. The law governing the corporate form is treated in detail, and partnerships and business ...
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Police and Government Relations: Who’s Calling the Shots?

Margaret E. Beare and Tonita Murray

Questions of police governance, accountability and independence have been subjected to thorough research before. That the issue still draws critical attention more than twenty years after the McDonald Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ...
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Money Laundering in Canada: Chasing of Dirty and Dangerous Dollars

Margaret E. Beare and Stephen Schneider

Money laundering is the process of converting or transferring cash or other assets, generated from illegal activity, in order to conceal or disguise their origins. In recent years, the international community has decided that focusing on money laundering is an ...
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Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law: Bill C-55, Statute c. 47 and Beyond

Stephanie Ben-Ishai and Anthony J. Duggan

Canadian bankruptcy law faces a unique situation. Statute c.47 was enacted in late 2005 but has not yet come into force. The "2007 Amending Bill" now calls for substantial amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement ...
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Constitutional Law of Canada, 5th Edition

Peter W. Hogg

The definitive work on Canadian constitutional law, written by a respected constitutional law scholar. All aspects of the subject are thoroughly analyzed, including: Basic constitutional concepts such as: financial arrangements, the courts, the Crown, treaties, parliamentary sovereignty and delegation Distribution ...
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Principles of Canadian Income Tax Law [6th Edition]

Peter W. Hogg, Joanne E. Magee, and Jinyan Li
The African Human Rights System: Activist Forces and International Institutions

Obiora Chinedu Okafor

This 2007 book draws from and builds upon many of the more traditional approaches to the study of international human rights institutions (IHIs), especially quasi-constructivism. The author reveals some of the ways in which many such domestic deployments of the ...
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All In Together Girls

Kate Sutherland

Candid and truthful stories about women, young and old, grappling with generational wariness, creative recklessness, and illusive purpose celebrate all that is beautiful, wild and distinctive in contemporary women. The title, All In Together Girls,is inspired by a jump rope ...
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Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law

Gus Van Harten

The recent explosion of investment treaty arbitration marks a major transformation of both international and public law, above all because of the manner in which states have delegated core powers of the courts to private arbitrators. This book outlines investment ...
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Dilemmas of Solidarity: Rethinking Redistribution in the Canadian Federation

Sujit Choudhry, Jean-Francois Gaudreault-Desbiens, and Lorne Sossin

Since the rise of the Canadian welfare state in the aftermath of the Second World War, the politics of social policy and fiscal federalism have been at the centre of federal-provincial relations. Recent events have given impetus for scholars to ...
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Mapping Marriage Law in Spanish Gitano Communities

Susan G. Drummond

Comparative law and legal anthropology have traditionally restricted themselves to their own fields of inquiry. Mapping Marriage Law in Spanish Gitano Communities turns this tendency on its head and investigates what happens when the voices of each discipline are invited ...
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Canadian Income Tax Law, 2nd Edition

David G. Duff, Benjamin Alarie, Kim Brooks, and Lisa C. Philipps
Precarious Work, Women, and the New Economy: The Challenge to Legal Norms

Judy Fudge and Rosemary Owens

Globalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. These changes ...
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If Plato Had Played Football: Playing a Different Game of Philosophy and Life

Allan C. Hutchinson

This book takes football and its surrounding myths and milieus as a legitimate occasion for reflections on life and living. It taps into the enormous energy and emotions that are expended on football throughout the world. Football is a truly ...
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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility [2nd Edition]

Allan C. Hutchinson

The importance of ethical behaviour and professional responsibility has long been something lawyers have insisted is a hallmark of their chosen profession. However, many lawyers would argue that a discussion of these matters is necessary only when considering isolated and ...
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International Taxation in Canada: Principles and Practices [1st Edition]

Jinyan Li, J. Scott Wilkie, and Arthur J. Cockfield
Global Biopiracy: Patents, Plants and Indigenous Knowledge

Ikechi Mgbeoji

Legal control and ownership of plants and traditional knowledge of the uses of plants (TKUP) is a vexing issue. The phenomenon of appropriation of plants and TKUP, otherwise known as biopiracy, thrives in a cultural milieu where non-Western forms of ...
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