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Renegade Lawyer: The Life of J.l. Cohen
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Author/contributor
- MacDowell, Laurel Sefton (Author)
Title
Renegade Lawyer: The Life of J.l. Cohen
Abstract
J.L. Cohen, one of the first specialists in labour law and an architect of the Canadian industrial relations system, was a formidable advocate in the 1930s and 1940s on behalf of working people. A 'radical lawyer' in the tradition of the great American counsel Clarence Darrow or contemporary advocate Thomas Berger who represent the less powerful and seek to reform society and to protect civil liberties, Cohen was also a 'labour intellectual' in Canada, similar to those supporting Roosevelt's New Deal in the United States. He wrote Collective Bargaining in Canada, served on the National War Labour Board, and advised the Ontario government about policy issues such as mothers' allowances, unemployment insurance legislation, and labour law..
Place
Toronto
Publisher
Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press
Date
2001
# of Pages
xvi, 385 p., [16] p. de pl. : ill., facsim., portr.
Language
English
ISBN
978-0-8020-8560-3
Short Title
Renegade Lawyer
Extra
OCLC: 154662389
Citation
MacDowell, L. S. (2001). Renegade Lawyer: The Life of J.l. Cohen. Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press. https://www.osgoodesociety.ca/book/renegade-lawyer-the-life-of-j-l-cohen/
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