Race," Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada

James W. St.G. Walker is a professor of history at the University of Waterloo, where he specializes in the history of human rights and race relations. His books include The Black Loyalists and "Race", Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada (WLU Press, 1998), and he has published numerous articles and book chapters analyzing campaigns for human rights reform.

Table of Contents for "Race," Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada: Historical Case Studies by James W.St.G. Walker Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Invitation Chapter 1: Orientation "Race" and the Law Approaching the Bench Approaching the Past Chapter 2: Quong Wing v. The King The Legislation The Chinese Problem Restriction and Regulation Litigation Defending the Family The Moral Crusade Chinese Response Quong Wing and Quong Sing Quong Wing v. the King Explanations Quong Wing as Precedent Chapter 3: Christie v. York Corporation The Incident "Jim Crow" in Canada The Montreal Community Issues and Initiatives La Question de la Liberté In the Supreme Court of Canada Aftermath Christie as Precedent Chapter 4: Noble and Wolf v. Alley Exclusive Clientele Counter Attack Principles and Policies The Public Interest Preparing for the Supreme Court of Canada Noble and Wolf v. Alley Noble and Wolf as Precedent Chapter 5: Narine-Singh v. Attorney General of Canada "Race" and Immigration Restrictive Tradition South Asian Immigration Rehearsal: Narain Singh and Munshi Singh West Indian Immigration Policy Shifts, 1945-52 The Immigration Act, 1952 Campaign for Immigration Reform The Inevitable: Harry Singh in the Ontario Courts Anticlimax: The Supreme Court of Canada Confirmation Chapter 6: Implications "Race" and "Race Relations" Legal Sensibility Historical Study Afterword Directions in Public Policy Apprehensions Reflections Index