From: ce11son@yahoo.ca

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:36:43 +0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
 wrote:

>Charles Ellson  wrote:
>>On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:00:51 +0000 (UTC), John Levine  wrote:
>
>>>>>The Canadian legal system only separated from the British in the 20th
>>>>>century, so there really are significant differences from US practice.
>>>>>As a trivial example, lawyers still wear wigs and robes in court.
>>>>>(I've seen them.)
>
>>>>Robes yes, wigs no.
>
>>>A few years back when I was at the Ottawa City Hall, they sure seemed
>>>to have something made of other creatures' hair on their heads.
>
>>Abolished at varying dates in different provinces apparently although
>>possibly still worn for ceremonial purposes. Wigs (and gowns etc.) IMU
>>have also tended to disappear from non-criminal courts in various
>>other jurisdictions if not also in criminal courts :-
>>http://php2.pearsoncanada.ca/highered/inthenews/legal_matters/
014/03/01/do-judges-and-lawyers-really-wear-wigs/
>
>I was reading that Ghana keeps the old traditions alive, even though it's
>not a costume anyone in his right mind would design for African climates.
>
Maybe like some Arab forms of dress the gowns allow something cooler
underneath without it mattering so much what it looks like from the
outside.

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