Author: Peter H. RussellPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Supreme Court of Canada as a Bilingual and Bicultural Institution
Author: Peter H. RussellThe Supreme Court of Canada as a Bilingual and Bicultural Institution
Author: Peter H. RussellPublisher:
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Category : Biculturalism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada
Author: Donald R. SongerPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442692243
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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In the last half-century, the Supreme Court of Canada has undergone major upheaval. The most drastic change occurred with the adoption of the Charter of Rights in 1982, which substantially increased the Court's role in resolving controversial political and social issues. The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada examines the impact of institutional changes on the proceedings and decisions of the Court from 1970 to 2003. The first book on the Supreme Court to incorporate extensive in-depth interviews with former justices, this study provides both insiders' accounts of how decisions are made and an empirical analysis of more than 3,000 Court decisions. Drawing on this extensive commentary and statistical data, Donald R. Songer demonstrates that the Court has remained a politically moderate and democratic institution despite its considerable power and influence. The most comprehensive account of its kind to date, The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada makes a significant contribution to the literature and will be of particular interest to scholars and students of judicial behaviour and comparative law.
William R. McIntyre
Author: William H. McConnellPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780886293413
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Content Description #Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Political Economy of Poverty, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Management
Author: Munyaradzi MawerePublisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9956764337
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Poverty remains a thorny and topical challenge and research topic to scholars and researchers on African development. Scholars in the Global North have since the Second World War sought to research poverty and underdevelopment in Africa, postulating what they think are the major causes of insipid and abject poverty in the continent, but with little or no success on how to solve the poverty enigma. Sadly, little research and homework have been done by scholars in context (in Africa) on why there seems to be more production rather than eradication of poverty and vulnerability in Africa and among Africans. This book is born out of the realisation for the need for both scholars on the ground and outside Africa to earnestly interrogate and reflect on the poverty situation that continues to haunt the people of Africa and rattle the conscience of the world at large. With contributors from across the continent and beyond, the volume offers a balanced and rigorous, multi-faceted analysis of Africas poverty and vulnerability from a rich tapestry of perspectives. The volume is handy to scholars and students in the fields of African and development studies, as well as to students of Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science and Policy Studies.
Bilingualism and Biculturalism in the Canadian House of Commons
Author: David HoffmanPublisher:
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Category : Biculturalism
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Guide to the Collections
Author: National Library of AustraliaPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 592
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The Tenth Justice
Author: Carissima MathenPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774864303
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The process by which Supreme Court judges are appointed is traditionally a quiet affair, but this certainly wasn’t the case when Prime Minister Stephen Harper selected Justice Marc Nadon for appointment to Canada’s highest court. Here, for the first time, is the complete story of “the Nadon Reference” – one of the strangest sagas in Canadian legal history. Following the Prime Minister's announcement, controversy swirled and debate raged: as a federal court judge, was Marc Nadon eligible for one of the three seats traditionally reserved for Quebec? Then, in March 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada broke new ground in statutory interpretation and constitutional law when it released the Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6. With detailed historical and legal analysis, including never-before-published interviews, The Tenth Justice explains how the Nadon Reference came to be a case at all, the issues at stake, and its legacy.
Courts Without Cases
Author: Carissima MathenPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509922504
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Since 1875, Canadian courts have been permitted to act as advisors alongside their ordinary, adjudicative role. This book offers the first detailed examination of that role from a legal perspective. When one thinks of courts, it is most often in the context of deciding cases: live disputes involving spirited, adversarial debate between opposing parties. Sometimes, though, a court is granted the power to answer questions in the absence of such disputes through advisory opinions (also called references). These proceedings raise many questions: about the judicial role, about the relationship between courts and those who seek their 'advice', and about the nature of law. Tracking their use in Canada since the country's Confederation and looking to the experience of other legal systems, the book considers how advisory opinions draw courts into the complex relationship between law and politics. With attention to key themes such as the separation of powers, federalism, rights and precedent, this book provides an important and timely study of a fascinating phenomenon.
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