03586nam 2200733 a 450 991078208210332120230912170740.01-282-86151-497866128615120-7735-7149-310.1515/9780773571495(CKB)1000000000521357(OCoLC)180704133(CaPaEBR)ebrary10135240(SSID)ssj0000282087(PQKBManifestationID)11224977(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282087(PQKBWorkID)10317025(PQKB)10497299(CaPaEBR)400271(CaBNvSL)gtp00521528(Au-PeEL)EBL3331235(CaPaEBR)ebr10141908(CaONFJC)MIL286151(OCoLC)929121612(DE-B1597)654898(DE-B1597)9780773571495(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/srh5h4(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400271(MiAaPQ)EBC3331235(MiAaPQ)EBC3245509(EXLCZ)99100000000052135720040715d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe most dangerous branch how the Supreme Court of Canada has undermined our law and our democracy /Robert Ivan MartinMontreal ;Ithaca [N.Y.] :McGill-Queen's University Press,2003.1 online resource (xxii, 285 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2917-9 0-7735-2614-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and index.Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Attack on Law; 2. The Attack on Democracy; 3. Philosopher Kings and Queens; 4. Who Are These People?; 5. Judicial Review of Everything; 6. Making It Up as They Go Along: Herein of the Unwritten Constitution and Other Matters; 7. The Matriarchy in Charge; 8. Is the Supreme Court Still a Court?; 9. Encore une Trahison des Clercs; 10. One Tiger to a Hill; 11 What Is to Be Done?; Appendix; Notes; Table of Cases; Bibliography; Index"In The Most Dangerous Branch Robert Martin argues that the Supreme Court has changed from acting on principles to acting on values, allowing it to impose personal preferences. Martin shows that the Court's judges have adopted an orthodoxy of moral relativism and identity politics that he likens to a secular state religion. This orthodoxy, in his view, denies the possibility of objectivity about human endeavour and regards social reality as "constructed." While purporting to be concerned with the plight of the oppressed, it is actually based on profound condescension. Martin believes that the "theocracy" that dominates the Supreme Court of Canada is subverting democracy and the rule of law."--JacketConstitutional courtsCanadaHistoryConstitutional historyCanadaPolitical questions and judicial powerCanadaHistoryJudicial reviewCanadaHistoryConstitutional courtsHistory.Constitutional historyPolitical questions and judicial powerHistory.Judicial reviewHistory.347.71/035Martin Robert1939-191441MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782082103321The most dangerous branch3800911UNINA