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Document Type: | Computer File |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
James B Kelly; Ebrary, Inc. |
ISBN: | 0774812117 9780774812115 |
OCLC Number: | 704549270 |
Reproduction Notes: | Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif. ebrary, 2009. online-Ressource. |
Awards: | Short-listed for Donner Prize, Donner Foundation 2005 (Canada) |
Description: | xii, 323 Seiten ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | AcknowledgmentsAcronymsIntroductionPart 1: Democratic Activism and Constitutional Politics1 Democracy and Judicial Review2 Constitutional Politics and the Charter3 Framers' Intent and the Parliamentary ArenaPart 2: Judicial Activism and the Supreme Court of Canada4 The Supreme Court and Police Conduct5 Guardians of the ConstitutionPart 3: Legislative Activism and the Policy Process6 The Charter and Canadian Federalism7 Governing with the Charter of RightsConclusionBibliographyIndex |
Series Title: | Law and society series |
Responsibility: | James B. Kelly. |
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Governing With the Charter offers a number of challenging insights into the new era of Canadian politics. The theory of multiple rights activism, the historical analysis of framers' intent, the reconceptualization of judicial activism, and the normative implications for the future make this a most satisfying volume for the scholar of Canadian law, as well as for the general comparative courts researcher. -- David L. Weiden * Law and Politics Book Review, vol. 16, no. 6 * Read more...
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