Ruin and Redemption

The Struggle for a Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867-1919

Thomas G. W. Telfer

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University of Toronto Press
21 October 2014

Legal history; Bankruptcy & insolvency

Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

In 1880 the federal Parliament of Canada repealed the Insolvent Act of 1875, leaving debtor-creditor matters to be regulated by the provinces. Almost forty years later, Parliament finally passed new bankruptcy legislation, recognizing that what was once considered a moral evil had become a commercial necessity. In Ruin and Redemption, Thomas G.W. Telfer analyses the ideas, interests, and institutions that shaped the evolution of Canadian bankruptcy law in this era. Examining the vigorous public debates over the idea of bankruptcy, Telfer argues that the law was shaped by conflict over the morality of release from debts and by the divergence of interests between local and distant creditors. Ruin and Redemption is the first full-length study of the origins of Canadian bankruptcy law, thus making it an important contribution to the study of Canada's commercial law.

By: Thomas G. W. Telfer
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9780802093431
ISBN 10: 0802093434
Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 21 October 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas G. W. Telfer is a professor in the Faculty of Law at Western University.

Reviews for Ruin and Redemption: The Struggle for a Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867-1919

'Ruin and Redemption is a valuable addition to the excellent catalogue of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. It helps historians to better understand the legal structures involved in the regulation of debt and obligation.' -- Daniel Simeone Canadian Historical Review vol 96:02:2015