The Lawes Resolution of Women’s Rights, or The Woman’s Lawyer (1632)

The Balfour Halevy Special Collections has acquired an exciting new item, The Lawes Resolution of Women’s Rights, also known as The Woman’s Lawyer. Why is this exciting? The Woman’s Lawyer is the earliest work in English devoted to laws relating exclusively to women. Some particular topics include the age of consent, dower, hermaphrodites, polygamy, wooing, […]

Alexander Buchanan (1798-1852) and His Books: Part 2: Early Canadian Legal Education

In my previous post, I talked about Alexander Buchanan, his place in Canadian history, and his library. In this post, I'd like to talk about one specific book from Buchanan's collection, it's special place in Osgoode's Balfour Halévy Special Collections library. Also, I'd like to discuss a singular and exceptional document from Buchanan's hand and […]

Recent Acquisitions, July 28 - August 4, 2014

29 new acquisitions in Osgoode Hall Law School Library, including 9 from 2014: International merger policy : applying domestic law... Clarke, Julie, 1976- K 1362 C53 2014 International merger policy : applying domestic law to international markets 2014 xiii, 320 pages ; 24 cm. From labour law to social competition law? Rigaux, M. (Marc),, Buelens, […]

Recent Acquisitions, July 21 - July 28, 2014

9 new acquisitions in Osgoode Hall Law School Library, including 6 from 2014: Intergroup relations in the southern plateau Anastasio, Angelo, 1914- E 78 N77 A53 1955 Intergroup relations in the southern plateau 1955 iv, 124 leaves : ill., maps ; 28 cm. JC 328.3 H67 2012 Dissenters, radicals, heretics and blasphemers : the flame […]