Justice System
Showing 33–48 of 70 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
From ![]() The Arguments Against Jury Independence |
examines the arguments against jury independence | Gary Bauslaugh | 31 | 2013 | $3.10 Add |
|
From ![]() The Case for Jury Independence |
examines the arguments for jury independence including constitutional arguments for jury independence | Gary Bauslaugh | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
|
From ![]() The Charter Dialogue Between Courts and Legislatures or Perhaps the Charter of Rights Isn’t Such a Bad Thing After AllFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
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 |
![]() The Courts and the Public |
Peter McCormick | 10 | 1994 | $1.00 Add | |
|
From ![]() The Courts and the PublicFrom: Canada's Courts |
Peter McCormick | 10 | 1994 | $1.00 Add | |
|
From ![]() The Democratic StandardFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
This chapter proposes a democratic standard of sound militancy by asking why some militant actions are seen as acceptable in advancing a just cause while other similar actions are not. This … | Stephen D'Arcy | 19 | 2013 | $1.90 Add |
|
From ![]() NEW! The Federal Court — Looking to the Future |
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 AppealCaseload and Decision-Making |
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 Court50 Years of History |
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 |










