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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James Patrick
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 342.71/085 |
| Soggetto topico: | Political questions and judicial power - Canada |
| Civil rights - Canada | |
| Politique et pouvoir judiciaire - Canada | |
| Droits de l'homme - Canada | |
| Altri autori: |
AbelsonDonald E
JamesPatrick <1957->
LusztigMichael <1962->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The myth of the sacred |
| ISBN: | 1-283-53001-5 |
| 9786613842466 | |
| 0-7735-7057-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821640703321 |
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