{"product_id":"claire-lheureux-dube-a-life-hardback-9780774836326","title":"Claire L'Heureux-Dubé; A Life (Hardback) 9780774836326","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClaire L'Heureux-Dubé\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eConstance Backhouse (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774836326\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e768 pages, 155 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm, 1.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e[\u003cem\u003eClaire L'HeureuxDubé: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e] is an exceptional contribution to Canadian legal literature. Backhouse completely immersed herself in her subject by taking extensive French immersion studies, learning about the Quebec civil law system, and conducting close to 200 interviews over a ten-year period … the result is a meticulously researched but very readable biography of a leading figure in Quebec and Canadian law.\u003c\/p\u003e - David Cameletti, Barrister and Solicitor (Canadian Law Library Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth lionized and vilified, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé has shaped the Canadian legal landscape – and in particular its highest court. The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the first from Quebec, she was known as \"the great dissenter\" on the bench, making judgments that were applauded and criticized in turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eL'Heureux-Dubé's innovative legal approach was anchored in the social, economic, and political context of her cases. Constance Backhouse employs a similar tactic. Rather than focusing exclusively on her high-profile cases and jurisprudential legacy, sheexplores the socio-political and cultural setting in which L'Heureux-Dubé's career unfolded, while also considering her personal life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compelling biography covers aspects of legal history that have never been so fully investigated, enhancing our understanding of the judiciary, the creation of law, the distinctive socio-legal environment of Quebec, the experiences of women in the legal profession, and the inner workings of the top court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 \u003cem\u003eEwanchuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Heritage and Childhood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Lineage: Of Elephants, Literary Salons, the Military, and Mozart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Early Years: Quebec City and Rimouski\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Growing Up in Rimouski\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Education\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Life as a \u003cem\u003ePensionnaire \u003c\/em\u003ewith the Ursulines, 1937–43\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Collège Notre-Dame-de-Bellevue: Classical Studies for a \u003cem\u003eBaccalauréat,\u003c\/em\u003e 1943–46\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Legal Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 The Decision to Go to Law School, 1946–48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Laval Law School Student Body, 1948–52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Laval Law School Faculty and Curriculum, 1948–52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Life Outside of Law School, 1949–52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaw Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Entry: A Law Firm Job, 1952\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Sam Bard: The Man behind the Employment Offer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 Business Law Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 Marriage and Children\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 Family Law: The Later Years of Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 Practising as a Woman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuebec Superior Court\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17 New Career Directions: \"No\" to Electoral Politics, \"Yes\" to the Bench, 1972–73\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18 First Months on the Bench, February to October 1973\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19 Immigration Commission of Inquiry, October 1973 to January 1976\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 Quebec Superior Court, 1976–79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21 Family Tragedy: Arthur's Death, 11 July 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuebec Court of Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 Appointment to 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