 | Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law Subjects: Seduction -- Canada -- History -- 19th century; Sex and law -- Canada -- History -- 19th century; Sexual ethics -- Canada -- History -- 19th century; Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada - breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation. Brode Patrick : Patrick Brode is an independent scholar and lawyer in Windsor, Ontario. |
