Autore
Fyson, Donald

Titolo
The Canadiens and the bloody code. Criminal defence strategies in Quebec after the British conquest, 1760-1841
Periodico
Quaderni storici
Anno: 2012 - Volume: 141 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 771 - Pagina finale: 796

The British conquest of Canada in 1759/1760 and the establishment ofthe new Province of Quebec led to an apparently radical shift in criminallaw and penal justice in the colony. This article explores the reaction of theCanadien (francophone and largely Catholic) population of the colony tothese transformations, focusing in particular on changes in criminal defencestrategies brought about by transplanted institutions and practices such asjuries, defence counsel and pardons. In the very short term, the change inlegal regimes may have confounded some Canadien defendants and legalpractitioners. However, what is more interesting is the progressive adaptationof Canadien defendants to the new possibilities for criminal defence. Afteran initial transitional period, Canadiens seem to have adapted relatively well,even if some potential defence strategies, such as the appeal to ethnic solidaritybetween jurors and accused, do not seem to have materialized. Pragmatismthus won out over any obstinate refusal to participate in or legitimate thejudicial system of the conqueror.



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