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5 Why Not Refer Everything? The Padlock Act and Blasphemy
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Kate Puddister
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction: Reference Cases as a Mix of Law and Politics 3
- Origins and Implications of the Reference Power 22
- Contestation and Reference Cases 42
- Routine Politics and Nonroutine Litigation: References after 1949 78
- “It’s Always a Little Bit of Politics”: Why Governments Ask Reference Questions 118
- Why Not Refer Everything? The Padlock Act and Blasphemy 149
- Seeking the Court’s Advice and the Delegation of Decision Making 174
- Conclusion: A Legal Solution to Political Problems 209
- Canadian Reference Legislation 221
- Reference Case List 225
- Notes 233
- References 253
- Index 269
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction: Reference Cases as a Mix of Law and Politics 3
- Origins and Implications of the Reference Power 22
- Contestation and Reference Cases 42
- Routine Politics and Nonroutine Litigation: References after 1949 78
- “It’s Always a Little Bit of Politics”: Why Governments Ask Reference Questions 118
- Why Not Refer Everything? The Padlock Act and Blasphemy 149
- Seeking the Court’s Advice and the Delegation of Decision Making 174
- Conclusion: A Legal Solution to Political Problems 209
- Canadian Reference Legislation 221
- Reference Case List 225
- Notes 233
- References 253
- Index 269
