| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages) |
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Introduction : the myth of sacred in the Canadian constitutional order / Patrick James, Donald E. Abelson, and Michael Lusztig -- Judicial review and group status. Judicial rationalism and the therapeutic constitution : The Supreme Court's reconstruction of equality and democratic process under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms / Anthony A. Peacock ; Judicial supervision of the political process : Canadian and American responses to homosexual rights challenges / Mark E. Rush ; The Supreme Court of Canada and the complexity of judicial activism / James B. Kelly -- The Constitution and rational choice theory. Canada's three constitutions : protecting, overturning, and reversing the status quo / Tom Flanagan ; Strategic behaviour and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms / Christopher P. Manfredi -- Non-governmental players in the Constitutional arena. Think tanks, public policy, and constitutional politics in Canada / Donald E. Abelson ; Cooperation and conflict : group activity in R. v. Keegstra / Shannon Ishiyama Smithey -- The culture of constitution-making in Canada. Deeper and deeper : deep diversity, federalism, and redistributive politics in Canada / Michael Lusztig ; Is a "true" multination federation the cure for our ills? / Hudson Meadwell |
| Summary |
A title that challenges the "myth of the sacred" - the idea that certain aspects of the constitutional process - judicial political behaviour, interest group politics, and centralization of power - are untouchable politically |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Canada) fast |
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Political questions and judicial power -- Canada
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Civil rights -- Canada
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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HISTORY -- Canada -- General.
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Civil rights
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Political questions and judicial power
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Verfassungsrecht
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Grondwetten.
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Supreme Court (VS)
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Politieke aspecten.
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Juridische aspecten.
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Politique et pouvoir judiciaire -- Canada.
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Droits de l'homme -- Canada.
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Canada
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Kanada
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Abelson, Donald E
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James, Patrick, 1957-
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Lusztig, Michael, 1962-
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| LC no. |
2004274044 |
| ISBN |
9780773570573 |
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0773570578 |
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1283530015 |
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9781283530019 |
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9786613842466 |
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661384246X |
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