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Autore |
James Patrick |
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Titolo |
The myth of the sacred : the Charter, the courts and the politics of the constitution in Canada / / editors, Patrick James, Donald E. Abelson, Michael Lusztig |
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Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-53001-5 |
9786613842466 |
0-7735-7057-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AbelsonDonald E |
JamesPatrick <1957-> |
LusztigMichael <1962-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political questions and judicial power - Canada |
Civil rights - Canada |
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire - Canada |
Droits de l'homme - Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 -- |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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