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The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada

Author : Donald R. Songer
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442692243
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada written by Donald R. Songer and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-12-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last half-century, the Supreme Court of Canada has undergone major upheaval. The most drastic change occurred with the adoption of the Charter of Rights in 1982, which substantially increased the Court's role in resolving controversial political and social issues. The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada examines the impact of institutional changes on the proceedings and decisions of the Court from 1970 to 2003. The first book on the Supreme Court to incorporate extensive in-depth interviews with former justices, this study provides both insiders' accounts of how decisions are made and an empirical analysis of more than 3,000 Court decisions. Drawing on this extensive commentary and statistical data, Donald R. Songer demonstrates that the Court has remained a politically moderate and democratic institution despite its considerable power and influence. The most comprehensive account of its kind to date, The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada makes a significant contribution to the literature and will be of particular interest to scholars and students of judicial behaviour and comparative law.

Law, Ideology, and Collegiality

Author : Donald R. Songer
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 077353928X
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Law, Ideology, and Collegiality written by Donald R. Songer and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2012 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a ground-breaking study on the nature of judicial behaviour in the Supreme Court of Canada, Donald Songer, Susan Johnson, C.L. Ostberg, and Matthew Wetstein use three specific research strategies to consider the ways in which justices seek to make decisions grounded in "good law" and to show how these decisions are shaped within a collegial court. The authors use confidential interviews with Supreme Court justices, analysis of their rulings from 1970 to 2005, and measures that tap their perceived ideological tendencies to provide a critical examination of the ideological roots of judicial decision making, uncovering the complexity of contemporary judicial behaviour. Examining judicial behaviour through the lens of three different research strategies grounded in qualitative and quantitative methodologies,Law, Ideology, and Collegialitypresents compelling evidence that political ideology is a key factor in decision making and a prominent source of conflict in the Supreme Court of Canada.

Supreme at Last

Author : Peter McCormick
Publisher : Lorimer
ISBN 13 : 9781550286939
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book Supreme at Last written by Peter McCormick and published by Lorimer. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Supreme Court of Canada is always in the news. Whether the issue is Aboriginal fishing rights or the rights of same-sex couples, the Court often makes groundbreaking decisions on controversial topics. This book, a history of the Canadian Supreme Court, explains how the court slowly emerged as the powerful and influential institution it is today. Using 1949 as the year of birth for the modern Supreme Court, Peter McCormick traces the court's development from an institution of relatively minor importance to one that is central to Canadian society. McCormick discusses key cases and looks at the lasting influence of each Chief Justice. Supreme at Last is a unique portrait of a political institution whose power is on the rise.

Governing from the Bench

Author : Emmett Macfarlane
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 077482350X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Book Synopsis Governing from the Bench by : Emmett Macfarlane

Download or read book Governing from the Bench written by Emmett Macfarlane and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Governing from the Bench, Emmett Macfarlane draws on interviews with current and former justices, law clerks, and other staff members of the court to shed light on the institution’s internal environment and decision-making processes. He explores the complex role of the Supreme Court as an institution; exposes the rules, conventions, and norms that shape and constrain its justices’ behavior; and situates the court in its broader governmental and societal context, as it relates to the elected branches of government, the media, and the public.

The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada

Author : Donald R. Songer
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802096891
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada by : Donald R. Songer

Download or read book The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada written by Donald R. Songer and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book on the Supreme Court to incorporate extensive in-depth interviews with former justices, this study provides both insiders' accounts of how decisions are made and an empirical analysis of more than 3,000 Court decisions.

Attitudinal Decision Making in the Supreme Court of Canada

Author : C. L. Ostberg
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774841311
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Book Synopsis Attitudinal Decision Making in the Supreme Court of Canada by : C. L. Ostberg

Download or read book Attitudinal Decision Making in the Supreme Court of Canada written by C. L. Ostberg and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive exploration of ideological patterns of judicial behaviour in the Supreme Court of Canada. Relying on an expansive database of Canadian Supreme Court rulings between 1984 and 2003, the authors present the most systematic discussion of the attitudinal model of decision making ever conducted outside the setting of the US Supreme Court. The groundbreaking discussion of the viability of this model as a unifying theory of judicial behaviour in high courts around the world will be essential reading for a wide range of legal scholars and court watchers.

Policy Transformation in Canada

Author : Carolyn Hughes Tuohy
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487519877
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Policy Transformation in Canada written by Carolyn Hughes Tuohy and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada's centennial anniversary in 1967 coincided with a period of transformative public policymaking. This period saw the establishment of the modern welfare state, as well as significant growth in the area of cultural diversity, including multiculturalism and bilingualism. Meanwhile, the rising commitment to the protection of individual and collective rights was captured in the project of a "just society." Tracing the past, present, and future of Canadian policymaking, Policy Transformation in Canada examines the country's current and most critical challenges: the renewal of the federation, managing diversity, Canada's relations with Indigenous peoples, the environment, intergenerational equity, global economic integration, and Canada's role in the world. Scrutinizing various public policy issues through the prism of Canada’s sesquicentennial, the contributors consider the transformation of policy and present an accessible portrait of how the Canadian view of policymaking has been reshaped, and where it may be heading in the next fifty years.

Governing from the Bench

Author : Emmett Macfarlane
Publisher : Law and Society
ISBN 13 : 9780774823517
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Governing from the Bench written by Emmett Macfarlane and published by Law and Society. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Canada's final court of appeal, the Supreme Court is a crucial component of the country's legal system. Yet, for much of its almost 140-year history, the highest court in the land dwelled in relative obscurity. More than thirty years since the advent of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which transformed the court's function and thrust its work into the national spotlight, many of us are still in the dark about the Supreme Court's role -- in part because there has been relatively little empirical investigation into how the institution works. In Governing from the Bench, Emmett Macfarlane draws on interviews with current and former justices, law clerks, and other staff members of the court to shed light on the institution's internal environment and decision-making processes. He explores the complex role of the Supreme Court as an institution; exposes the rules, conventions, and norms that shape and constrain its justices' behaviour; and situates the court in its broader governmental and societal context, as it relates to the elected branches of government, the media, and the public. At once enlightening and engaging, Governing from the Bench is a much-needed and comprehensive exploration of an institution that touches the lives of all Canadians.Emmett Macfarlane is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

The Supreme Court of Canada

Author : James G. Snell
Publisher : Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis The Supreme Court of Canada by : James G. Snell

Download or read book The Supreme Court of Canada written by James G. Snell and published by Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history traces the development of the Supreme Court of Canada from its establishment in the earliest days following Confederation, through its attainment of independence from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1949, to the adoption of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Legitimacy on Trial : a Process for Appointing Justices to the Supreme Court of Canada

Author : Ian Peach
Publisher : Regina : Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
ISBN 13 : 9780773105133
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Legitimacy on Trial : a Process for Appointing Justices to the Supreme Court of Canada written by Ian Peach and published by Regina : Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy. This book was released on 2005 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Charter Revolution and the Court Party

Author : F.L. Morton
Publisher : Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Charter Revolution and the Court Party by : F.L. Morton

Download or read book The Charter Revolution and the Court Party written by F.L. Morton and published by Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here finally is a book that unveils the politics that infuse Canadian courts and their decisions ... and warns us of the effects of a judicialized politics on our democratic traditions." - Leslie A. Pal, Carleton University

Brian Dickson

Author : Robert J. Sharpe
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442659203
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Brian Dickson written by Robert J. Sharpe and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Brian Dickson was appointed in 1973, the Supreme Court of Canada was preoccupied with run-of-the-mill disputes. By the time he retired as Chief Justice of Canada in 1990, the Court had become a major national institution, very much in the public eye. The Court's decisions, reforming large areas of private and public law under the Charter of Rights, were the subject of intense public interest and concern. Brian Dickson played a leading role in this transformation. Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period. Dickson's journey was an important part of the evolution of the Canadian judiciary and of Canada itself. Sharpe and Roach have written an accessible biography of one of Canada's greatest legal figures that provides new insights into the work of Canada's highest court.

Government by Judiciary

Author : Raoul Berger
Publisher : Studies in Jurisprudence and L
ISBN 13 : 9780865971448
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Government by Judiciary written by Raoul Berger and published by Studies in Jurisprudence and L. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is Berger's theory that the United States Supreme Court has embarked on "a continuing revision of the Constitution, under the guise of interpretation," thereby subverting America's democratic institutions and wreaking havoc upon Americans' social and political lives. Raoul Berger (1901-2000) was Charles Warren Senior Fellow in American Legal History, Harvard University. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.

Democratic Dilemma

Author : Nadia Verrelli
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 155339450X
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)

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Book Synopsis Democratic Dilemma by : Nadia Verrelli

Download or read book Democratic Dilemma written by Nadia Verrelli and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process used to select judges of the Supreme Court of Canada has provoked criticism from the start. Some observers argue the process - where the prime minister has unfettered discretion - suffers from a democratic deficit, but there is also disagreement regarding alternative methods of selection. The Democratic Dilemma: Reforming Canada's Supreme Court explores the institutional features of the Court, whether the existing process used to select judges ought to be reformed, the overall legitimacy of the Court, as well as the selection and appointment processes of Supreme Court justices in other liberal democracies. This book will be of special interest to students and scholars of Canadian federalism, the judiciary, and comparative supreme courts. The Democratic Dilemma: Reforming Canada's Supreme Court is the second volume in the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations' Democratic Dilemma series. The first, The Democratic Dilemma: Reforming the Canadian Senate is edited by Jennifer Smith. Contributors include Arthur Benz (Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany), Jorge O. Bercholc (Institute of Social and Legal Research Ambrosio L. Gioja), Eugénie Brouillet (Université Laval), Erin Crandall (McGill University), Neil Cruickshank (Algoma University), F.C. DeCoste (University of Alberta), Yonatan Fessha (University of the Western Cape, South Africa), Peter W. Hogg (Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP), Eike-Christian Hornig (Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany), Allan C. Hutchinson York University), Achim Hurrelmann (Carleton University), Andrée Lajoie (Université de Montréal), Martin Manolov (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada), Aman McLeod (Rutgers University), Peter McCormick (University of Lethbridge), Peter Oliver (University of Ottawa), Yves Tanguay (CRIDAQ), Alan Trench (solicitor, England and Wales), and Nadia Verrelli (Algoma University and Queen's University).

Last Word

Author : Florian Sauvageau
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774841494
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Last Word written by Florian Sauvageau and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada has emerged as a crucial factor not only for judges and journalists but also for the public. It's the media, after all, that decide which court rulings to cover and how. They translate highly complex judgments into concise and meaningful news stories that will appeal to, and be understood by, the general public. Thus, judges lose control of the message once they hand down decisions, and journalists have the last word. To show how the Supreme Court has fared under the media spotlight, Sauvageau, Schneiderman, and Taras examine a year in the life of the court and then focus on the media coverage of four high-profile decisions: the Marshall case, about Aboriginal rights; the Vriend case, about gay rights; the Quebec Secession Reference; and the Sharpe child pornography case. They explore the differences between television and newspaper coverage, national and regional reporting, and the French- and English-language media. They also describe how judges and journalists understand and interact with one another amid often-clashing legal and journalistic cultures, offering a rich and detailed account of the relationship between two of the most important institutions in Canadian life.

The Supreme Court on Trial

Author : Kent Roach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Supreme Court on Trial written by Kent Roach and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses timely questions: What is judicial activism? Can judges simply read their own political preferences into the Charter? Does the Court have the last word over democratically elected legislatures? Are our judges captives of special interests? What can Canadians and their governments do if they think the Court has got it wrong?

Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada

Author : Matthew E. Wetstein
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487513089
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada written by Matthew E. Wetstein and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada is a groundbreaking analysis of the degree to which Supreme Court decisions reflect the changing values of society over the past four decades. Focusing on three key areas of law: environmental disputes, free speech, and discrimination cases, Wetstein and Ostberg provide a revealing analysis of the language used by Supreme Court justices in landmark rulings in order to document the way that value changes are transmitted into the legal and political landscape. Bolstered by a comprehensive and nuanced blend of research methods, Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada offers a sweeping analysis of pre- and post-Charter influences, one that will be of significant interest to political scientists, lawyers, journalists, and anyone interested in the increasingly powerful role of the Supreme Court.