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The Canadian and American Constitutions in Comparative Perspective

Author : Marian Cecilia McKenna
Publisher : Calgary : University of Calgary Press
ISBN 13 : 9781895176261
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (762 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian and American Constitutions in Comparative Perspective written by Marian Cecilia McKenna and published by Calgary : University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning over two centuries of constitutional developments in the United States & Canada, this comprehensive collection of essays brings together the provocative writings of prominent political scientists & jurists from both countries on the historical origins, ideology, function & political determinants of the two working constitutional systems. The book's lively & clear analysis summarises the intricate details of constitutional politics in a way that will help readers to face up to the historical choices that now confront us. Policies that have dominated public debate in recent years are examined under four broad headings: federalism, church-state relations, the politics of rights & the role of judges in formulating public policy. Addressed both to students of law, history & political science & to all who are concerned about their constitutional future, these essays examine issues that have led to profound changes in the lives of ordinary citizens in both countries.

Canada in the World

Author : Richard Albert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108355943
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Canada in the World written by Richard Albert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume marking the Sesquicentennial of Confederation in Canada, leading scholars and jurists discuss the evolution of the Canadian Constitution since the British North America Act 1867; the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution as a 'living tree' capable of application to new legal issues; and the growing influence of both the Constitution, with its entrenched Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the decisions of the Court on other constitutional courts dealing with a wide range of issues pertaining to human rights and democratic government. The contributors assess how the Canadian Constitution accommodates the cultural diversity of the country's territories and peoples while ensuring the universal applicability of its provisions; the role of the Court in interpreting and applying the Constitution; and the growing global influence of the Constitution and decisions of the Court on legislatures and courts in other countries.

Constitutional Politics in Canada and the United States

Author : Stephen L. Newman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791485846
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Book Synopsis Constitutional Politics in Canada and the United States by : Stephen L. Newman

Download or read book Constitutional Politics in Canada and the United States written by Stephen L. Newman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canadian constitutional reforms of 1982, which included a Charter of Rights and Freedoms analogous to the American Bill of Rights, brought about a convergence with American constitutional law. As in the U.S., Canadian courts have shown themselves highly protective of individual rights, and they have not been shy about assuming a leading and sometimes controversial political role in striking down legislation. In clear and easy-to-understand language, the contributors not only chart, but also explore, the reasons for areas of similarity and difference in the constitutional politics of Canada and the United States.

Canadian Government and Politics in Comparative Perspective

Author : Earl H. Fry
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : University Press of America
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Canadian Government and Politics in Comparative Perspective by : Earl H. Fry

Download or read book Canadian Government and Politics in Comparative Perspective written by Earl H. Fry and published by Washington, D.C. : University Press of America. This book was released on 1978 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Interpreting Constitutions

Author : Jeffrey Denys Goldsworthy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Constitutions written by Jeffrey Denys Goldsworthy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-02-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the constitutions of six major federations and how they have been interpreted by their highest courts, compares the interpretive methods and underlying principles that have guided the courts, and explores the reasons for major differences between these methods and principles. Among the interpretive methods discussed are textualism, purposivism, structuralism and originalism. Each of the six federations is the subject of a separate chapter written by a leading authority in the field: Jeffrey Goldsworthy (Australia), Peter Hogg (Canada), Donald Kommers (Germany), S.P. Sathe (India), Heinz Klug (South Africa), and Mark Tushnet (United States). Each chapter describes not only the interpretive methodology currently used by the courts, but the evolution of that methodology since the constitution was first enacted. The book also includes a concluding chapter which compares these methodologies, and attempts to explain variations by reference to different social, historical, institutional and political circumstances.

The Canadian and American Constitutions in Comparitive Perspectives

Author : Marian Cecilla McKenna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian and American Constitutions in Comparitive Perspectives written by Marian Cecilla McKenna and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Canadian and American Constitutions

Author : William Renwick Riddell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian and American Constitutions written by William Renwick Riddell and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Canadian Constitution

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian Constitution written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective

Author : Rosalind Dixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110827885X
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective written by Rosalind Dixon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutions worldwide inevitably have 'invisible' features: they have silences and lacunae, unwritten or conventional underpinnings, and social and political dimensions not apparent to certain observers. The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective helps us understand these dimensions to contemporary constitutions, and their role in the interpretation, legitimacy and stability of different constitutional systems. This volume provides a nuanced theoretical discussion of the idea of 'invisibility' in a constitutional context, and its relationship to more traditional understandings of written versus unwritten constitutionalism. Containing a rich array of case studies, including discussions of constitutional practice in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Indonesia, Ireland and Malaysia, this book will look at how this aspect of 'invisible constitutions' is manifested across different jurisdictions.

The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences

Author : Jason Kaufman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674274466
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences written by Jason Kaufman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do the United States and Canada have such divergent political cultures when they share one of the closest economic and cultural relationships in the world? Canadians and Americans consistently disagree over issues such as the separation of church and state, the responsibility of government for the welfare of everyone, the relationship between federal and subnational government, and the right to marry a same-sex partner or to own an assault rifle. In this wide-ranging work, Jason Kaufman examines the North American political landscape to draw out the essential historical factors that underlie the countries’ differences. He discusses the earliest European colonies in North America and the Canadian reluctance to join the American Revolution. He compares land grants and colonial governance; territorial expansion and relations with native peoples; immigration and voting rights. But the key lies in the evolution and enforcement of jurisdictional law, which illuminates the way social relations and state power developed in the two countries. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book will appeal to readers of sociology, politics, law, and history as well as to anyone interested in the relationship between the United States and Canada.

A Different Democracy

Author : Steven L. Taylor
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300198086
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A Different Democracy written by Steven L. Taylor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Four distinguished scholars in political science analyze American democracy from a comparative point of view, exploring how the U.S. political system differs from that of thirty other democracies and what those differences ultimately mean for democratic performance. This essential text approaches the following institutions from a political engineering point of view: constitutions, electoral systems, and political parties, as well as legislative, executive, and judicial power. The text looks at democracies from around the world over a two-decade time frame. The result is not only a fresh view of the much-discussed theme of American exceptionalism but also an innovative approach to comparative politics that treats the United States as but one case among many. An ideal textbook for both American and comparative politics courses"--

The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests

Author : Sterling Evans
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803256345
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests written by Sterling Evans and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests is the first collection of interdisciplinary essays bringing together scholars from both sides of the forty-ninth parallel to examine life in a transboundary region. The result is a text that reveals the diversity, difficulties, and fortunes of this increasingly powerful but little-understood part of the North American West. Contributions by historians, geographers, anthropologists, and scholars of criminal justice and environmental studies provide a comprehensive picture of the history of the borderlands region of the western United States and Canada. The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests is divided into six parts: Defining the Region, Colonizing the Frontier, Farming and Other Labor Interactions, the Borderlands as a Refuge in the Nineteenth Century, the Borderlands as a Refuge in the Twentieth Century, and Natural Resources and Conservation along the Border. Topics include the borderlands environment; its aboriginal and gender history; frontier interactions and comparisons; agricultural and labor relations; tourism; the region as a refuge for Mormons, far-right groups, and Vietnam War resisters; and conservation and natural resources. These areas show how the history and geography of the borderlands region has been transboundary, multidimensional, and unique within North America.

Insiders and Outsiders

Author : Gerald Kernerman
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780774810692
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Insiders and Outsiders written by Gerald Kernerman and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insiders and Outsiders celebrates the work of Alan Cairns, one of the most influential Canadian social scientists of the contemporary period. Few scholars have helped shape so many key debates in such a wide range of topics in Canadian politics, from the electoral system and federalism, to constitutional and Charter politics, to questions of Aboriginal citizenship. This volume contains engaging and critical analyses of Cairns' contributions by a diverse group of scholars--political scientists, legal scholars, historians, and policymakers, many of them leaders in their own fields. It includes assessments of his role as a public intellectual, his interpretation of Canada's electoral system, his views on federalism and on Canadian unity, his approach to Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relations, and his writings on citizenship and diversity. The book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Canadian politics, history, and society, especially those examining issues such as the Charter of Rights, Aboriginal politics, federalism, multiculturalism, political institutions, and political change. It should also be of interest to a larger public that follows the Canadian political scene, and that shares Cairns' concerns with broad questions of citizenship, diversity, and national unity.

Constitutional Dialogues in Comparative Perspective

Author : S. Kenney
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0333982517
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (339 download)

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Download or read book Constitutional Dialogues in Comparative Perspective written by S. Kenney and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-01-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Russia and Hungary to the United States and Canada, including Britain, France, and Germany, courts are increasingly recognised as political institutions that are important players in political systems. In addition, transnational courts such as the European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights are extending their reach and affecting more than ever the politics of member states. The book contains essays written by scholars of law and political science exploring in interdisciplinary fashion the relationship between law and politics in cross-national perspective, focusing principally on contemporary Europe.

The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution

Author : Peter Crawford Oliver
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190664819
Total Pages : 1169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution written by Peter Crawford Oliver and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 1169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution provides an ideal first stop for Canadians and non-Canadians seeking a clear, concise, and authoritative account of Canadian constitutional law. The Handbook is divided into six parts: Constitutional History, Institutions and Constitutional Change, Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Constitution, Federalism, Rights and Freedoms, and Constitutional Theory. Readers of this Handbook will discover some of the distinctive features of the Canadian constitution: for example, the importance of Indigenous peoples and legal systems, the long-standing presence of a French-speaking population, French civil law and Quebec, the British constitutional heritage, the choice of federalism, as well as the newer features, most notably the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section Thirty-Five regarding Aboriginal rights and treaties, and the procedures for constitutional amendment. The Handbook provides a remarkable resource for comparativists at a time when the Canadian constitution is a frequent topic of constitutional commentary. The Handbook offers a vital account of constitutional challenges and opportunities at the time of the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

From Words to Worlds

Author : Beau Breslin
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801890519
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book From Words to Worlds written by Beau Breslin and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 225 years since the United States Constitution was first drafted, no single book has addressed the key questions of what constitutions are designed to do, how they are structured, and why they matter. In From Words to Worlds, constitutional scholar Beau Breslin corrects this glaring oversight, singling out the essential functions that a modern, written constitution must incorporate in order to serve as a nation’s fundamental law. Breslin lays out and explains the basic functions of a modern constitution—including creating a new citizenry, structuring the institutions of government, regulating conflict between layers and branches of government, and limiting the power of the sovereign. He also discusses the theoretical concepts behind the fundamentals of written constitutions and examines in depth some of the most important constitutional charters from around the world. In assaying how states put structural ideas into practice, Breslin asks probing questions about why—and if—constitutions matter. Solidly argued and engagingly written, this comparative study in constitutional thought demonstrates clearly the key components that a state’s foundational document must address. Breslin draws a critically important distinction between constitutional texts and constitutional practice.

Constitutional Comparison

Author : François Venter
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004481400
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Constitutional Comparison written by François Venter and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our globalized era it has become impossible to deal effectively with constitutional law and related subjects such as fundamental rights, administrative law and political science without knowledge of foreign systems. A wealth of literature is available on practically all constitutional systems and the intricacies of their application. This, however, presents the constitutionalist with a formidable problem: Which foreign systems should I explore in order to make relevant comparisons, and how should I go about it? This book addresses the core problems of comparability and appropriate comparative methodology in the realm of contemporary constitutionalism. The outcome is, however, not mere theorizing. Most of the text is devoted to an incisive application of the chosen comparative method to four geographically, historically, and culturally divergent, but thoroughly comparable, constitutional systems. In the course of the comparative exercise, contemporary constitutional dogma and constitutional mechanics are analyzed and explained, in many instances in their historical contexts, making the book itself a useful source of comparative and historical information.