The presence of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution of Canada has transformed the historic discourse about what types of people should be appointed to the Supreme Court and the manner in which they should be selected. During the period between 1949, when the Supreme Court replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain as Canada's highest appellate body, and the Charter's entrenchment in 1982, the debate centered almost exclusively on questions of federalism. Specifically, the provinces argued that in a federal country, it is inappropriate that the status and composition of the court of last resort be left to the sole discretion of the central government. The Charter, with its enumeration of a variety of s...
Canadian prime ministers appoint judges to the Supreme Court of Canada at their own discretion. This...
This paper examines the apparent disregard of diversity in appointments by the federal government to...
The advent of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms signaled a new and vastly expanded role for the ju...
The presence of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution of Canada has transformed the...
This study explores the political impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the Supre...
The Supreme Court of Canada was established in 1875 by a statute of Parliament that was enacted purs...
The Supreme Court of Canada was established in 1875 by a statute of Parliament that was enacted purs...
This paper examines how justices on the Supreme Court of Canada voted in Charter appeals between 200...
This paper examines how justices on the Supreme Court of Canada voted in Charter appeals between 200...
For those concerned about the democratic legitimacy of Charter review by Canadian courts, the idea o...
This paper examines how justices on the Supreme Court of Canada voted in Charter appeals between 200...
For those concerned about the democratic legitimacy of Charter review by Canadian courts, the idea o...
For those concerned about the democratic legitimacy of Charter review by Canadian courts, the idea o...
Federalism is still a relevant and vital aspect of Canadian Constitutional Law. Although a lower pro...
On April 17, 1982, Canada repatriated its constitution from the Parliament at Westminster, sweeping ...
Canadian prime ministers appoint judges to the Supreme Court of Canada at their own discretion. This...
This paper examines the apparent disregard of diversity in appointments by the federal government to...
The advent of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms signaled a new and vastly expanded role for the ju...
The presence of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution of Canada has transformed the...
This study explores the political impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the Supre...
The Supreme Court of Canada was established in 1875 by a statute of Parliament that was enacted purs...
The Supreme Court of Canada was established in 1875 by a statute of Parliament that was enacted purs...
This paper examines how justices on the Supreme Court of Canada voted in Charter appeals between 200...
This paper examines how justices on the Supreme Court of Canada voted in Charter appeals between 200...
For those concerned about the democratic legitimacy of Charter review by Canadian courts, the idea o...
This paper examines how justices on the Supreme Court of Canada voted in Charter appeals between 200...
For those concerned about the democratic legitimacy of Charter review by Canadian courts, the idea o...
For those concerned about the democratic legitimacy of Charter review by Canadian courts, the idea o...
Federalism is still a relevant and vital aspect of Canadian Constitutional Law. Although a lower pro...
On April 17, 1982, Canada repatriated its constitution from the Parliament at Westminster, sweeping ...
Canadian prime ministers appoint judges to the Supreme Court of Canada at their own discretion. This...
This paper examines the apparent disregard of diversity in appointments by the federal government to...
The advent of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms signaled a new and vastly expanded role for the ju...