Justice System
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From  Introduction: Militancy as a Civic VirtueFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
Riots, as outbursts of rebellion, might sometimes be defensible, even admirable, because they make it impossible to ignore the grievances of the exploited and the oppressed. The author presents a … | Stephen D'Arcy | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Judges and the Charter RevolutionFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 2000 book by F.L. Morton and Rainer Knopff, The Charter Revolution and the Court Party, arguing that the Supreme Court of Canada has redesigned itself from a constitutional … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 12 | 2015 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Judicial IndependenceFrom: Canada's Courts |
Peter McCormick | 16 | 1994 | $1.60 Add | |
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From  NEW! Labour and Human Rights |
This chapter examines nineteen decisions regarding human rights and labour law that the authors argue are representative of the jurisprudence of the Federal Courts in these areas in the second … | Carolyn Carter | 43 | 2021 | $4.30 Add |
Languages of the UnheardWhy Militant Protest is Good for Democracy |
“What we must see,” Martin Luther King once insisted, “is that a riot is the language of the unheard.” In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of … | Stephen D'Arcy | 232 | 2013 | View |
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From  LatimerGuilty |
Looks at the trial of Robert Latimer and the jury’s verdict of guilty in the mercy killing of his terminally ill daughter Tracy | Gary Bauslaugh | 24 | 2013 | $2.40 Add |
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From  The Historical Impact of the McLachlin CourtFrom: 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. | Ian Greene; Peter McCormick | 35 | 2019 | $3.50 Add |
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From Morgentaler:Not Guilty |
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 | Gary Bauslaugh | 24 | 2013 | $2.40 Add |
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From  OttawaFrom: An Emergency in Ottawa |
In this chapter, Wells examines testimony before the Rouleau Commission regarding the Freedom Convoy’s impact on Ottawa residents and businesses in the winter of 2022. | Paul Wells | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Profile of the Judiciary |
This chapter offers a profile of the judiciary by examining interviews with current and retired judges and prothonotaries of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal and their observations. | Ian Greene | 29 | 2021 | $2.90 Add |
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From RiotingFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
This chapter argues that in many cases rioting may serve as a vehicle for fostering social inclusion and civic equality. Rioting has a unique capacity to allow the voiceless to interrupt business … | Stephen D'Arcy | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From SabotageFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
Sabotage has been practised for thousands of years, wherever people have found themselves forced, by the explicit threat of violence or the looming prospect of hunger, to toil on behalf of the … | Stephen D'Arcy | 19 | 2013 | $1.90 Add |
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From Dissident in Search of ConsensusFrom: Beverley McLachlin |
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 |
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From NEW! The Administrative Independence of the Federal CourtsA Case for Reform |
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 |
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From The Arguments Against Jury Independence |
examines the arguments against jury independence | Gary Bauslaugh | 31 | 2013 | $3.10 Add |
