Connor Macmillan
Biographic Data
| ID | 295469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Connor Macmillan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Connor |
| FAMILY NAME | Macmillan |
| SIGNATURE | MACMILLAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mount Saint Vincent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5584-9269 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
When Men Seek Support and Comradery: Fathers' Rights Groups and the Complexities of Manhood
Research suggests that men and masculinity are in 'crisis,' because men's historically unquestioned privilege and patriarchal power are being challenged through advances toward equity for other groups. Through in-depth interviews, this research examines the experiences and beliefs of fourteen (14) men who were part of a Canadian rights-based social movement, also known as the fathers' rights movement. The resulting analysis highlights the barrier…
On Legal Biography
An introduction to a collection of legal biographies is usually accompanied by an apologetic justification for the merits of such scholarship. Biography itself is often regarded as a questionable e
Sir Edward Fry: Law, Science and Religion
This article explores the life of Sir Edward Fry (1827–1918), England’s first Quaker judge. The argument is advanced that Fry’s legal life is best understood by setting it within the context of nineteenth-century Quakerism. While some of these Quaker influences are apparent in Fry’s public campaigns against wrongdoing, others are less apparent. The construction of his Treatise on Specific Performance was influenced by his study of natural science…
Lawyers' Empire, Legal Professions and Cultural Authority, 1780-1950
Lawyers' Empire, Legal Professions and Cultural Authority, 1780-1950." The Journal of Legal History, 39(2), pp. 216–219
The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton
In reviewing a legal biography one needs to consider the role and purpose of biography generally and legal biography in particular. Is there academic merit in biography? Does it advance human under
Judah Benjamin: Marginalized Outsider or Admitted Insider
Judah Benjamin (1811–1884) was one of the greatest of nineteenth‐century lawyers. This article analyses how a young man who might have been marginalized in society because of the circumstances of his birth, ethnic origin, and religious identity rose to prominence in law, politics, and business in the United Kingdom and the United States
The mystery of privity: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada v Robinson (1915)
This article examines a little known decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada v Robinson (1915). The examination is historical and it provides a different insight into the understanding of privity of contract, a doctrine central to contract law. The examination reveals a process of trans-Atlantic legal migration in which English law was applied to resolve an Ontario case. The nature of the res…
Stephen Martin Leake: A Victorian's View of the Common Law
This article considers the life and work of Stephen Martin Leake and seeks to locate his work within the wider context of the procedural and substantive transformation of the mid-to-late Victorian legal world. In particular, the article attempts to rescue Leake from obscurity and emphasise his importance in this process. It is argued that Leake’s work began the process whereby common lawyers conceived of their law as organised in a principled rat…
Auditing citizen engagement in heritage planning: The views of citizens
Drawing the citizen back into public fora has become the issue of the day in democratic countries around the globe. On the political stage, there is growing alarm over a perceived “democratic deficit,” which has inspired a variety of innovative means of engaging citizens in public policy decisions. This plethora of engagement mechanisms invites the question of how citizens evaluate these engagement opportunities, a question that reveals a decided…
Active conscience or administrative vanguard: The Commissioner of Official Languages as an agent of change
The Commissioner of Official Languages as an officer of Parliament is a unique institution that incorporates multiple roles. Its ombudsman component is enhanced by extensive powers of independent action, which make it an important instrument for holding governmental institutions accountable. Developments in federal language policy since 1980 have given far greater importance to its policy advocacy role, which has been vigorously exercised in lega…
Judicial Activism vs. Restraint: The Role of the Highest Courts in Official Language Policy in Canada and the United States
In past twenty years, both Canada and United States have witnessed significant degree of conflict over language issues. Since passage of of Rights and Freedoms, there has been growing debate about consequent politicization of courts and their role in democratic politics. This issue is joined in Canada because English and French are only two languages, although others are spoken by linguistic minorities and native peoples. In United States, Englis…
A Birthday Present for Lord Denning: The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers—But Who are the Losers
The Realm of RightsJudith Jarvis Thomson Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1990, pp. viii, 383
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Explaining Support for Language Rights: A Comment on “Political Culture and the Problem of Double Standards
In a recent article in this Journal, Paul Sniderman, Joseph Fletcher, Peter Russell and Philip Tetlock characterize the patterns of support for language rights among anglophones and francophones as reflecting the practice of a “double standard,” whereby each group recognizes these rights more readily for themselves than for the other official language group. The authors conclude that two factors, strategic calculation of interests and core politi…
Social versus Political Rights
In the past century, the notion of human rights has expanded significantly to include a variety of social rights. The introduction of this new category of human rights inspired a lively debate concerning the authenticity of such claims, focussing particularly on the ways in which social rights differ from political rights. This article examines the major points at issue in the debate. The important differences emphasized to date are those relatin…
The Character of Henri Bourassa's Political Philosophy
Auditing citizen engagement in heritage planning: The views of citizens
Drawing the citizen back into public fora has become the issue of the day in democratic countries around the globe. On the political stage, there is growing alarm over a perceived “democratic deficit,” which has inspired a variety of innovative means of engaging citizens in public policy decisions. This plethora of engagement mechanisms invites the question of how citizens evaluate these engagement opportunities, a question that reveals a decided…
Social versus Political Rights
In the past century, the notion of human rights has expanded significantly to include a variety of social rights. The introduction of this new category of human rights inspired a lively debate concerning the authenticity of such claims, focussing particularly on the ways in which social rights differ from political rights. This article examines the major points at issue in the debate. The important differences emphasized to date are those relatin…
The Character of Henri Bourassa's Political Philosophy
Social versus Political Rights
In the past century, the notion of human rights has expanded significantly to include a variety of social rights. The introduction of this new category of human rights inspired a lively debate concerning the authenticity of such claims, focussing particularly on the ways in which social rights differ from political rights. This article examines the major points at issue in the debate. The important differences emphasized to date are those relatin…
Explaining Support for Language Rights: A Comment on “Political Culture and the Problem of Double Standards
In a recent article in this Journal, Paul Sniderman, Joseph Fletcher, Peter Russell and Philip Tetlock characterize the patterns of support for language rights among anglophones and francophones as reflecting the practice of a “double standard,” whereby each group recognizes these rights more readily for themselves than for the other official language group. The authors conclude that two factors, strategic calculation of interests and core politi…
The Realm of RightsJudith Jarvis Thomson Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1990, pp. viii, 383
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers—But Who are the Losers
A Birthday Present for Lord Denning: The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
Judicial Activism vs. Restraint: The Role of the Highest Courts in Official Language Policy in Canada and the United States
In past twenty years, both Canada and United States have witnessed significant degree of conflict over language issues. Since passage of of Rights and Freedoms, there has been growing debate about consequent politicization of courts and their role in democratic politics. This issue is joined in Canada because English and French are only two languages, although others are spoken by linguistic minorities and native peoples. In United States, Englis…
Active conscience or administrative vanguard: The Commissioner of Official Languages as an agent of change
The Commissioner of Official Languages as an officer of Parliament is a unique institution that incorporates multiple roles. Its ombudsman component is enhanced by extensive powers of independent action, which make it an important instrument for holding governmental institutions accountable. Developments in federal language policy since 1980 have given far greater importance to its policy advocacy role, which has been vigorously exercised in lega…
Auditing citizen engagement in heritage planning: The views of citizens
Drawing the citizen back into public fora has become the issue of the day in democratic countries around the globe. On the political stage, there is growing alarm over a perceived “democratic deficit,” which has inspired a variety of innovative means of engaging citizens in public policy decisions. This plethora of engagement mechanisms invites the question of how citizens evaluate these engagement opportunities, a question that reveals a decided…
Stephen Martin Leake: A Victorian's View of the Common Law
This article considers the life and work of Stephen Martin Leake and seeks to locate his work within the wider context of the procedural and substantive transformation of the mid-to-late Victorian legal world. In particular, the article attempts to rescue Leake from obscurity and emphasise his importance in this process. It is argued that Leake’s work began the process whereby common lawyers conceived of their law as organised in a principled rat…
Judah Benjamin: Marginalized Outsider or Admitted Insider
Judah Benjamin (1811–1884) was one of the greatest of nineteenth‐century lawyers. This article analyses how a young man who might have been marginalized in society because of the circumstances of his birth, ethnic origin, and religious identity rose to prominence in law, politics, and business in the United Kingdom and the United States
The mystery of privity: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada v Robinson (1915)
This article examines a little known decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada v Robinson (1915). The examination is historical and it provides a different insight into the understanding of privity of contract, a doctrine central to contract law. The examination reveals a process of trans-Atlantic legal migration in which English law was applied to resolve an Ontario case. The nature of the res…
The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton
In reviewing a legal biography one needs to consider the role and purpose of biography generally and legal biography in particular. Is there academic merit in biography? Does it advance human under
Lawyers' Empire, Legal Professions and Cultural Authority, 1780-1950
Lawyers' Empire, Legal Professions and Cultural Authority, 1780-1950." The Journal of Legal History, 39(2), pp. 216–219
On Legal Biography
An introduction to a collection of legal biographies is usually accompanied by an apologetic justification for the merits of such scholarship. Biography itself is often regarded as a questionable e
Sir Edward Fry: Law, Science and Religion
This article explores the life of Sir Edward Fry (1827–1918), England’s first Quaker judge. The argument is advanced that Fry’s legal life is best understood by setting it within the context of nineteenth-century Quakerism. While some of these Quaker influences are apparent in Fry’s public campaigns against wrongdoing, others are less apparent. The construction of his Treatise on Specific Performance was influenced by his study of natural science…
When Men Seek Support and Comradery: Fathers' Rights Groups and the Complexities of Manhood
Research suggests that men and masculinity are in 'crisis,' because men's historically unquestioned privilege and patriarchal power are being challenged through advances toward equity for other groups. Through in-depth interviews, this research examines the experiences and beliefs of fourteen (14) men who were part of a Canadian rights-based social movement, also known as the fathers' rights movement. The resulting analysis highlights the barrier…
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