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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Dissident in Search of Consensus From: Beverley McLachlin View James Lorimer and Company	Addresses McLachlin’s role in transforming the way the Supreme Court approach to making decisions. Explains how, under McLachlin’s leadership, the Court became more consensual and …	Ian Greene; Peter McCormick	24	2019	$2.40 Add
From Social Networking and Cyber Research Undermining the Jury System From: Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e View Irwin Law Inc.	Analysis of the effect of juror social networking and cyber research on the validity of jury verdicts.	Karen Eltis	12	2016	$1.20 Add
Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century Irwin Law Inc.	Students, academics, and lawyers often think of the substantive criminal law as if it were just another branch of the common law. On this understanding, it falls to the courts to decide on a …	Michael Plaxton	614	2019	View
Supreme Court on Trial Judicial Activism or Democratic Dialogue Irwin Law Inc.	The Supreme Court of Canada has been accused of usurping Canadian democracy on a long list of divisive topics, including assisted dying, sex work, supervised injection sites, same-sex marriage, …	Kent Roach	526	2016	View
From NEW! The Administrative Independence of the Federal Courts A Case for Reform From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter argues that judicial independence is a pillar of our constitutional democracy and as such is a principle anchored in the Canadian state structure and recognized as essential to the …	Martine Valois	37	2021	$3.70 Add
From The Charter Dialogue Between Courts and Legislatures or Perhaps the Charter of Rights Isn’t Such a Bad Thing After All From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	1997 article by Peter W. Hogg and Allison A. Bushell arguing that critique of judicial review under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms based on democratic legitimacy is not sustainable.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	10	2015	$1.00 Add
From The Charter’s Influential Response to Judicial Activism From: Supreme Court on Trial View Irwin Law Inc.	Discussion of the negotiations leading to the adoption of the Charter, and its influence domestically and abroad.	Kent Roach	19	2016	$1.90 Add
From The Constrained Creativity of Judicial Law Making From: Supreme Court on Trial View Irwin Law Inc.	Examination of the claims of judicial law making advanced by critics of judicial activism.	Kent Roach	30	2016	$3.00 Add
The Death of a Butterfly Mental Health Court Diaries Irwin Law Inc.	Canada has seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of mentally ill people entering the criminal justice system. In Canada and the United States, mental health courts were introduced in the late …	Richard D. Schneider	252	2019	View
From The Endless American Debate From: Supreme Court on Trial View Irwin Law Inc.	Outline of the debate over judicial activism in relation to the manner in which the United States Supreme Court has interpreted the Bill of Rights.	Kent Roach	22	2016	$2.20 Add
From NEW! The Federal Court — Looking to the Future From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court View Irwin Law Inc.	In this chapter, Chief Justice Paul Crampton explores the future of the Federal Court while keeping mindful of the uncertain nature and extent of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, and …	Paul Crampton	27	2021	$2.70 Add
From NEW! The Federal Court of Appeal Caseload and Decision-Making From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter describes the judicial highway in terms of the type and volume and flow of its traffic, with some attention to how this is evolving over time. Describing a court in terms of its …	Peter McCormick	28	2021	$2.80 Add
NEW! The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court 50 Years of History Irwin Law Inc.	The Federal Court of Appeal and Federal Court are unique among Canada’s courts because they are itinerant — they hear cases in all parts of Canada — as well as being bilingual …	Craig Forcese; Ian Greene; Martine Valois; Peter McCormick	682	2021	View
From NEW! The Federal Court of Appeal in the Judicial System Appeals to the Supreme Court From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter examines the “in between” of the Appeals to the Supreme Court, of which only a modest (and shrinking) proportion of which is accepted for full review.	Peter McCormick	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From NEW! The Federal Courts and Administrative Law From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter examines the Federal Courts’ relevance to the interpretation and application of federal law, administrative law, and private law matters.	Paul Daly	28	2021	$2.80 Add
From NEW! The Federal Courts and Admiralty Law From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter examines the Federal Court’s exercise of its admiralty jurisdiction and what it has done during the past fifty years, since the enactment of the Federal Court Act. The Federal …	David Colford	32	2021	$3.20 Add