"This is What the Others Have Done": The Impact of Confederation on the Use of Precedent in Newfoundland Supreme Court Decisions From 1932-1958

• Main Author: Atkins, Krista M.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Schulich Law Scholars 2008
• Subjects: Canada; The Bench; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/djls/vol17/iss1/2

Confederation with Canada in 1949 marked a drastic change in Newfoundland’s identity as it moved from Dominion to province. The impact reverberated throughout all aspects of life in Newfoundland, including the legal system. Studying the case law pre- and post-Confederation in its historical context...