Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction: Judicial Policy Impact in Canada 1
5. Part One: Approaches and Theories of Policy Change
6. 1. Lessons from Public Policy Theories: Ask about Policy Change First, Courts Second 21
7. 2. Closing a Door but Opening a Policy Window: Legislating Assisted Dying in Canada 40
8. 3. The Supreme Court of Canada, Judicial Remedies, and Punctuated Equilibrium 61
9. Part Two: Institutional Contexts
10. 4. The Charter, Policy, and Political Judgment 81
11. 5. Collaborative Federalism and the Role of the Supreme Court of Canada 103
12. 6. The Impact of Constitutional References on Institutional Reform 125
13. 7. The Desuetude of the Notwithstanding Clause – and How to Revive It 146
14. Part Three: Policy Issues
15. 8. The Charter Beat: The Impact of Rights Decisions on Canadian Policing 169
16. 9. Protecting against Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Section 12 of the Charter and Mandatory Minimum Sentences 189
17. 10. Third Party Policy and Electoral Participation after Harper v. Canada: A Triumph of Egalitarianism? 210
18. 11. Section 23 of the Charter and Official-Language Minority Instruction in Canada: The Judiciary’s Impact and Limits in Education Policymaking 230
19. 12. The Charter of the French Language and the Supreme Court of Canada: Assessing Whether Constitutional Design Can Influence Policy Outcomes 250
20. 13. When Is a Citizen No Longer a Citizen? Analysing Constructions of Citizenship in Canada’s Judicial and Legislative Forums 269
21. 14. Taking the Harper Government’s Refugee Policy to Court 290
22. 15. Carter Conflicts: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Impact on Medical Assistance in Dying Policy 313
23. 16. Canadian Abortion Policy and the Limitations of Litigation 336
24. 17. Contrasting Visions of Indigenous Rights, Recognition, and Territory: Assessing Crown Policy in the Context of Reconciliation and Historic Obligations 356
25. 18. After Marriage Equality: Courting Queer and Trans Rights 378
26. Conclusion: Policy Influence and Its Limits − Assessing the Power of Courts and the Constitution 395
27. Selected Bibliography 413
28. Contributors 435
29. Index 437