Title:
Policy change, courts, and the Canadian Constitution
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Publication Date:
2018
Publication Information:
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
©2018
Physical Description:
ix, 448 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781487523152
9781487504120
Abstract:
"Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution aims to further our understanding of judicial policy impact and the role of the courts in shaping policy change. Bringing together a group of political scientists and legal scholars, this volume delves into a diverse set of policy areas, including health care issues, the regulation of elections, criminal justice policy, minority language education, citizenship, refugee policy, human rights legislation, and Indigenous policy."--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction. Judicial policy impact in Canada / Emmet Macfarlane -- Lessons from public policy theories : ask about policy change first, courts second / Minh Do -- Closing a door but opening a policy window : legislating assisted dying in Canada / Dave Snow and Kate Puddister -- The Supreme Court of Canada, judicial remedies, and punctuated equilibrium / Marc Zanoni -- The Charter, policy, and political judgment / Janet L. Hiebert -- Collaborative federalism and the role of the Supreme Court of Canada / Robert Schertzer -- The impact of constitutional references on institutional reform / Kate Glover Berger -- The desuetude of the notwithstanding clause -- and how to revive it / Richard Albert -- The Charter beat : the impact of rights decisions on Canadian policing / Troy Riddell and Dennis Baker -- Protecting against cruel and unusual punishment : Section 12 of the Charter and mandatory minimum sentences / Kate Puddister -- Third party policy and electoral participation after Harper v. Canada : a triumph of egalitarianism? / Erin Crandall and Andrea Lawlor -- Section 23 of the Charter and official-language minority instruction in Canada : the judiciary's impact and limits in education policymaking / Stéphanie Chouinard -- The Charter of the French language and the Supreme Court of Canada : assessing whether constitutional design can influence policy outcomes / James B. Kelly -- When is a citizen no longer a citizen? Analysing constructions of citizenship in Canada's judicial and legislative forums / Megan Gaucher -- Taking the Harper government's refugee policy to court / Christopher G. Anderson and Dagmar Soennecken -- Carter conflicts : the Supreme Court of Canada's impact on medical assistance in dying policy / Eleni Nicolaides and Matthew Hennigar -- Canadian abortion policy and the limitations of litigation / Rachael Johnstone -- Contrasting visions of Indigenous rights, recognition, and territory : assessing Crown policy in the context of reconciliation and historic obligations / Michael McCrossan -- After marriage equality : courting queer and trans rights / Kyle Kirkup -- Conclusion. Policy influence and its limits : assessing the power of courts and the Constitution.
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Language:
English
