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An Exceptional Law showcases how the emergency law used to repress labour activism during the First World War became normalized with the creation of Section 98 of the Criminal Code, following the Winnipeg General Strike.

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"An Exceptional Law: Section 98 & The Emergency State 1919-1936 is a very readable, incredibly well-researched study of Canada's wartime-derived, but peacetime-continued sedition laws of early 20th century. But the book is of much more than historical interest. As they said in Battlestar Galactica: All this has happened before and will happen again. My copy is marked-up where I noted parallels to current immigration and anti-terror laws. ... I highly recommend this book." -- Craig Forcese #Sundayscholar Pick, Twitter, Posted May 21, 2017

Table of Contents
Introduction: The Exception Chapter 1: For the Protection of People and State Chapter 2: Defining Suspects Chapter 3: The Trial Chapter 4: Citizens of the World Chapter 5: Outlaws Chapter 6: Judgement Conclusion: Towards a Real State of Exception Appendix Notes and Bibliography

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 21/04/2017
      ISBN13: 9781442629578, 978-1442629578
      ISBN10: 1442629576
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An Exceptional Law showcases how the emergency law used to repress labour activism during the First World War became normalized with the creation of Section 98 of the Criminal Code, following the Winnipeg General Strike.

      Trade Review
      "An Exceptional Law: Section 98 & The Emergency State 1919-1936 is a very readable, incredibly well-researched study of Canada's wartime-derived, but peacetime-continued sedition laws of early 20th century. But the book is of much more than historical interest. As they said in Battlestar Galactica: All this has happened before and will happen again. My copy is marked-up where I noted parallels to current immigration and anti-terror laws. ... I highly recommend this book." -- Craig Forcese #Sundayscholar Pick, Twitter, Posted May 21, 2017

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: The Exception Chapter 1: For the Protection of People and State Chapter 2: Defining Suspects Chapter 3: The Trial Chapter 4: Citizens of the World Chapter 5: Outlaws Chapter 6: Judgement Conclusion: Towards a Real State of Exception Appendix Notes and Bibliography

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