Just Words

Joel Bakan argues that the Canadian Charter of Rights (1982) has failed to promote social justice because it is administered by a conservative judiciary and because social and economic conditions constantly interfere with its principles.

Joel Bakan is a professor of law at the University of British Columbia.

'Joel Bakan is speedily becoming one of Canada's finest constitutional lawyers. This book carries with it his distinctive stamp. His message is worth hearing.'

Patrick Macklem, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto:

'Just Words is superbly argued, beautifully written, and profound in its criticisms of the Canadian constitutional order.'

Peter H. Russell, author of Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians Be a Sovereign People?:

'Intelligent and sophisticated students in law and social science will find [Just Words] interesting and valuable but it will also be of great interest to the most advanced scholars in the field. Bakan has a real gift for making complex and innovative ideas accessible to a large audience.'