Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part One: Sovereign Borders and Criminal Law in Northern North America; 2 The Everyday Challenge of Sovereignty; 3 The Low and High Laws of Abduction in the Border Zone; Part Two: Uncertainty, Amorphousness, and Non-Law; 4 International Law and Supranational Justice in Northern North America; 5 The Non-Law of Refugees in British North America; Part Three: Law Formation in the Treaty Era; 6 Civilization on the Continent: Law Reform and Imperial Power; 7 Law Formation in the Common Law World; 8 Conclusion; Notes.
Borderline Crime examines how law reacted to the challenge of the border in British North America and post-Confederation Canada. Miller also reveals how the law remained confused, amorphous, and often ineffectual at confronting the threat of the border to the rule of law.
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