By the Court
Anonymous Judgments at the Supreme Court of Canada
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2019
- Category
- Courts, Legal History, Judicial Power
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774861717
- Publish Date
- Sep 2019
- List Price
- $89.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774861748
- Publish Date
- Sep 2019
- List Price
- $32.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774861724
- Publish Date
- Mar 2020
- List Price
- $32.95
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Description
Any court watcher knows that the Supreme Court of Canada delivers some of its major constitutional judgments in a “By the Court” format. This transformative approach abandons the common law tradition of attributing decisions to individual judges. By the Court is the first major study of these unanimous and anonymous decisions and features a complete inventory, chronology, and typology of these cases. Peter McCormick and Marc Zanoni explore the origins, purposes, and potential future of “By the Court,” framing this practice as uniquely Canadian, and the most dramatic form of a modern style that highlights the institution and downplays individual contributions.
About the authors
PETER McCORMICK has taught at Lakehead University, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Lethbridge. He retired in 2015. He is the author of Supreme at Last. He lives in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Editorial Reviews
This is an appealing book, and I recommend it to members of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries. Anyone with an interest in the history of the Supreme Court of Canada, their judgments, and the judgment writing process will enjoy this book.
Canadian Law Library Review