Under arrest: Canadian laws you won't believe
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Main Author: Tarantino, Bob (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto [Ont.] Dundurn 2007
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Psst, Wanna Buy a Comic Book?; 2 A Gun Fight at High Noon? Too Uncivilized; 3 Saying Bad Things About People in Power -- Crimes Against the State; 4 Keep Your Pants On; 5 Blasphemous Pirates in Space; 6 Race, Religion, and the Law; 7 It Doesn't Take a Thief -- Or, Not All the Interesting Stuff Happens in Criminal Court; 8 Most Foul; 9 Of Poppies and Red Crosses; Notes; Recommended Further Reading
Did you know that Canada's Criminal Code still has provisions outlawing the practice of witchcraft and "crafty sciences"? Did you know that blasphemy is a crime in Canada? And did you know that putting a picture of a red poppy on your website could get you in trouble with the Royal Canadian Legion?Lawyer and author Bob Tarantino takes readers on an entertaining and informative romp through Canada's legal labyrinths in a book that spotlights the country's past and present strange-but-true laws and legal history. He examines odd statutes and arcane jurisprudence across the spectrum of Canadian e
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (221 pages)
ISBN:1459718259
1550027034
155002891X
9781459718258
9781550027037
9781550028911

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