Since the first edition of this popular textbook appeared in 1984, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed the role of the courts in Canadian politics. The book introduces students to issues raised by the new political role of Canadian judges. The revised and updated third edition features new introductions and new readings that deal with current issues in the realm of Canadian law and politics.

Frederick L. Morton, ed.

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Preface x
1The Rule of Law in the Canadian Constitution 11.1 Roncarelli v. Duplessis 81.2 John Locke, "Of the Extent of the Legislative Power"131.3 Thomas Jefferson, "The Declaration of Independence" 151.4 A.V.C. Dicey, "The Rule of Law" 161.5 W.R. Lederman, "The Independence of the Judiciary" * 191.6 Thomas M.J. Bateman, "Liberal versus Post-liberal Constitutionalism: Applying the Charter to Civil Society " 191.7 Key Terms 302Political Jurisprudence 312.1 Paul Weiler, "Two Models of Judicial Decision-Making" 382.2 Harrison v. Carswell 452.3 Michael Mandel, "Re Constitution of Canada, 1981:The Patriation Reference" 482.4 Reference re the Secession of Quebec 562.5 Justice Bertha Wilson, "Will Women Judges ReallyMake a Difference?"* 852.6 Candace C. White, "Gender Differences on the Supreme Court" 852.7 Key Terms 913The Canadian Judicial System 933.1 Chief Justice Bora Laskin, "The Role and Functions of Final Appellate Courts: The Supreme Court of Canada" 1003.2 Constitution Act, 1867, Sections 96-101 1093.3 The Canadian Judicial System 1103.4 The Criminal and Civil Court Processes 1123.5 Key Terms 115vi 4 Judicial Recruitment and Selection 1174.1 Jeffrey Simpson, "Patronage in Judicial Appointments" 1334.2 Sir Robert Megarry, "Judicial Appointments in Great Britain" 1374.3 Peter H. Russell and Jacob S. Ziegel, "Mulroney's Judicial Appointments and the New Judicial Advisory Committees" 1434.4 Justice Bertha Wilson "Will Women Judges Really Make a Difference?" 1474.5 Rob Martin, "A 'Gender Patronage' for Judges?" 1524.6 F.L. Morton, "To Bring Judicial Appointments Out of the Closet" 1544.7 William Thorsell, "What to Look For, and Guard Against, in a Supreme Court Judge" 1574.8 Jacob S. Ziegel, "Merit Selection and Democratization of Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada" 1594.9 Key Terms 1675Judicial Independence, Ethics, and Discipline 1695.1 W.R. Lederman, "The Independence of the Judiciary" 1835.2 The Berger Affair 1895.3 Chief Justice Bora Laskin, "The Meaning and Scope of Judicial Independence" 1965.4 The McClung Affair 2015.5 F.L. Morton, "L'Heureux-Dubé Crosses the Line" 2065.6 Reference re Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court (P.E.I.) 2125.7 Ian Greene et al., "Judicial Independence: The Views of Appellate Judges" 2385.8 Conor A. Gearty, "What Are Judges For?" 2455.9 Key Terms 2546Access to Judicial Power 2556.1 Barry Strayer, "Constitutional References" 2656.2 Minister of Justice of Canada v. Borowski 2746.3 Borowski v. Attorney-General of Canada 2806.4 Alan Borovoy, "Interventions and the Public Interest" 2896.5 Ian Brodie, Intervenors and the Charter 2956.6 Roy B. Flemming, "Agenda Setting: The Selection of Cases for Judicial Review in the Supreme Court of Canada"* 2986.7 Key Terms 2997Interest Groups and Litigation 3017.1 Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, "Equality Rights and Legal Action" 3097.2 Sherene Razack, "The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund" 3167.3 Ian Brodie, "The Court Challenges Program" 3267.4 Christopher P. Manfredi, "Constitutional Rights and Interest Advocacy: Litigating Education Reform in Canada and the United States" 3297.5 Gregory Hein, "Interest Group Litigation and Canadian Democracy" 3437.6 Ian Brodie, "Response to Gregory Hein" 3607.7 Key Terms 3628Fact Finding in the Courts 3638.1 Donald C. Horowitz, "Fact Finding in Adjudication" 3708.2 Carl Baar, "Social Facts, Court Delay and the Charter" 3758.3 Peter H. Russell, "The Anti-Inflation Case: The Anatomy of a Constitutional Decision"* 3848.4 Key Terms 3859Prcedents, Statutes, and Legal Reasoning 3879.1 G. Gordon Post, "Stare Decisis: The Use of Precedents" 3959.2 A.V.C. Dicey, "The Duty of a Court" 3989.3 Paul Weiler, "Architect of the Common Law" 3989.4 Boucher v. The King 4059.5 David Greener, "The Transformative Power of the Legal Narrative" 4099.6 Troy Riddell, "The Influence of Legal Commentary on Judicial Interpretation of the Charter" 4149.7 Key Terms 42210Judicial Review and Federalism 42310.1 Jennifer Smith, "The Origins of Judicial Review in Canada" 43310.2 Lord Sankey, "The 'Living Tree' Approach to Interpreting the BNA Act" 44210.3 Lord Atkin, "The 'Watertight Compartments' Approach to Interpreting the BNA Act" 44310.4 Peter H. Russell, "The Anti-Inflation Case: The Anatomy of a Constitutional Decision" 44310.5 Patrick Monahan, "Does Federalism Review Matter?" 46710.6 Michael Mandel, "Re Constitution of Canada, 1981: The Patriation Reference" * 47710.7 Reference re the Secession of Quebec * 47710.8 Key Terms 47811Judicial Review and Civil Liberties 47911.1 John Locke, "Of the Extent of the Legislative Power"* 49511.2 A.V.C. Dicey, "The Rule of Law"* 49511.3 Roncarelli v. Duplessis* 49611.4 Boucher v. The King* 49611.5 James B. Kelly, "The Supreme Court of Canada's Charter of Rights Decisions, 1982-1999: A Statistical Analysis" 49611.6 Thomas M.J. Bateman, "Liberal versus Post-liberal Constitutionalism: Applying the Charter to Civil Society"* 51211.7 Charles Epp, "Do Bills of Rights Matter?" 51211.8 Gregory Hein, "Interest Group Litigation and Canadian Democracy"* 53111.9 Key Terms 53212Judicial Decision-Making 53312.1 Justice Bertha Wilson, "Decision-making in the Supreme Court of Canada" 54312.2 Roy B. Flemming, "Agenda Setting: The Selection of Cases for Judicial Review in the Supreme Court of Canada 54612.3 F.L. Morton and Rainer Knopff, "The Role of Clerks in the Supreme Court of Canada" 55512.4 James B. Kelly, "Judging the Judges: The Decline of Dissent in the Supreme Court's Charter Decisions" 56012.5 Key Terms 57013Reconciling Judicial Review andConstitutional Democracy 57113.1 Donald Smiley, "Courts, Legislatures, and the Protection of Human Rights" 57513.2 John D. Whyte, "On Not Standing for Notwithstanding" 57713.3 Peter H. Russell, "Standing Up for Notwithstanding" 58413.4 Scott Reid, "A Better Way of Saying 'Notwithstanding'" 59613.5 Gregory Hein,"Interest Group Litigation and Canadian Democracy"* 59813.6 Ian Greene et al., "Judicial Independence: The Views of Appellate Judges"* 59913.7 Dialogue or Monologue? Hogg versus Morton13.8 Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, "Judicial Independence and Judicial Activism" 60913.9 Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, "Courts, Legislatures, and Executives in the Post-Charter Era" 61713.10 Key Terms 626Appendices 627A Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 91-95, 133 627B Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960 633C Constitution Act, 1982 Sections 1-34. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 636Section 35. Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada 642Sections 38-49. Procedure for Amending the Constitution of Canada 643Section 52. Supremacy Clause 646D Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada 647E Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada 649F Useful Websites 652Index 65