Judicial Power

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Showdown: Prime Minister vs. Chief Justice

Showdown: Prime Minister vs. Chief Justice

From: Beverley McLachlin

An overview of the McLachlin Court’s clashes with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Discusses the cases Harper’s government lost in the Supreme Court and the resulting tension between … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Foreward & Preface

Foreward & Preface

From: The Secret Power of Juries

Outlines the Core Principles of law as outlined by Tom Bingham in The Rule of Law ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Four Dimensions of Judicial Activism

Four Dimensions of Judicial Activism

From: Supreme Court on Trial

Discussion of the meaning of judicial activism by exploring popular understandings of the phrase, and the differences between American and non-American approaches to it. 17 $1.70 Add
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Fundamental Securities Law Concepts

Fundamental Securities Law Concepts

From: Securities Law 3/e

What is "Security"? – What is a "Trade"? – What Is a "Distribution"? 62 $6.20 Add
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How it All Began

How it All Began

Jailing Jurors

From: The Secret Power of Juries

Chapter 3 looks at the origins of jury independence 15 $1.50 Add
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Insider Trading

Insider Trading

From: Securities Law 3/e

Corporate and Criminal Law Prohibitions on Insider Trading – Why Regulate Securities Trading by Insiders? – Lawful Trading by Insiders: Insider-Trading Reports – Prohibited … 57 $5.70 Add
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Footprints in the Sand? Or Handprints in Cement?

Footprints in the Sand? Or Handprints in Cement?

From: Beverley McLachlin

Provides a review of McLachlin’s lasting legacy and the continuing influence her work has had on Canadian society. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Power Manual

Why do power relations matter in social change, or for any of us who care about living the best life we can live? Because we have to be clear about the type of power we seek. We need power to … 4 $0.40 Add
Beverley McLachlin

Introduction

An introduction to the book. An brief overview of what the book covers. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Judicial Acceptance of Limits on Rights

Judicial Acceptance of Limits on Rights

From: Supreme Court on Trial

Discussion of various cases to illustrate how the Supreme Court has become more deferential to governmental attempts to limit rights. 22 $2.20 Add
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Judicial Activism and Democratic Dialogue

Judicial Activism and Democratic Dialogue

From: Supreme Court on Trial

Discussion of how the Charter has avoided judicial supremacy through justifiable limits in s. 1 and legislative override in s. 33. 9 $0.90 Add
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Judicial Activism before the Charter

Judicial Activism before the Charter

From: Supreme Court on Trial

Discussion of pre-Charter cases where the striking down of laws infringing civil liberties was criticized as judicial activism. 19 $1.90 Add
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Latimer

Latimer

Guilty

From: The Secret Power of Juries

Looks at the trial of Robert Latimer and the jury’s verdict of guilty in the mercy killing of his terminally ill daughter Tracy 24 $2.40 Add
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The Historical Impact of the McLachlin Court

The Historical Impact of the McLachlin Court

From: Beverley McLachlin

An assessment of the supreme court’s impact during the years of McLachlin’s leadership. Discusses some of the key decisions the supreme court made during these years. ; 35 $3.50 Add
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Morgentaler:

Morgentaler:

Not Guilty

From: The Secret Power of Juries

Looks at the trial of Henry Morgentaler and how the jury returned a verdict of not guilty and how this had far-reaching effects on laws in Canada 24 $2.40 Add
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Powerless and Powerful Identities

Powerless and Powerful Identities

Hegemony and Supreme Power

From: The Power Manual

Powerless and Powerful Identities, explores the space between Gramsci’s hegemony, the idea that the very acceptance of power as dominance renders one powerless, and the philosophy of … 11 $1.10 Add