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Law, Politics, and the Judicial Process in Canada, 5th Edition

  • Edited by: F.L. Morton and Dave Snow
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2024
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The fifth edition of Law, Politics, and the Judicial Process in Canada addresses the most recent issues, controversies, and political conversations regarding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the growth of judicial power in Canada.

Since the first edition of this popular text was published in 1984, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed the role of the courts in Canadian politics. Addressing current controversies – including the invocation of the federal Emergencies Act, the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Greenhouse Gas References, and the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown – Law, Politics, and the Judicial Process in Canada, 5th Edition offers ten updated chapters, all-new chapter introductions, and over two dozen new readings addressing current issues Canadian law and politics. It engages with multiple perspectives on controversial issues, juxtaposing competing perspectives to foster debate.

Taking a critical approach to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the growth of judicial power, editors F.L. Morton and Dave Snow provide an even-handed examination of the institutional implications of an increasingly-important Supreme Court of Canada. Law, Politics, and the Judicial Process in Canada, 5th Edition is the leading source for students, and all readers, interested in judicial power in Canada.

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Morton F.L. :

F.L. Morton is an executive fellow at the School of Public Policy and professor emeritus at the University of Calgary. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2004-2012 and served as Minister of Energy, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Sustainable Resource Development. His book, The Charter Revolution and the Court Party, won a Donner Foundation book prize in 2002.Snow Dave :

Dave Snow is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph, where he also teaches in the Criminal Justice and Public Policy program. His research and teaching interests include public policy, criminal justice, constitutional law, and federalism. He is the author of Assisted Reproduction Policy in Canada: Framing, Federalism, and Failure.

Reviews

Justice Grant Huscroft, Court of Appeal for Ontario:
This book goes from strength to strength. It is an excellent resource and teaching tool and will stimulate interest in the study of government and the Canadian legal system.


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1 The Rule of Law in the Canadian Constitution

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Rainer Knopff, Rhonda Evans, Dennis Baker and Dave Snow
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Andrew David Irvine
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Thomas M. J. Bateman
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2 The Canadian Judicial System

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3 Precedents, Legal Reasoning, and Judicial Decision-Making

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Donald L. Horowitz
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4 Judicial Recruitment and Selection

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Howard Anglin
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François Larocque and Stéphanie Chouinard
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Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada
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Justice Bertha Wilson
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5 Judicial Independence, Ethics, and Discipline

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He Said, She Said
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R. Lee Akazaki, Past President, Ontario Bar Association
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Complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council
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Canadian Judicial Council Reviews a Matter Involving the Honourable Russell Brown
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6 Interest Groups and Access to Judicial Power

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Alan Borovoy
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7 Judicial Review and Federalism

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Labour Conventions Case, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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Dave Snow
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8 Indigenous Law and the Judicial Process

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9 Courts, Partisanship, and Politics

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Mark Harding
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10 Reconciling Judicial Review and Constitutional Democracy

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F. L. Morton and Rainer Knopff
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Mark Harding
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Robert Leckey
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The Charter Dialogue between Courts and Legislatures
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eBook published on:
June 15, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9781773855196
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Revised and updated with of-the-moment readings and scholarship.
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