Charter conflicts : what is Parliament's role? / Janet L. Hiebert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiebert, Janet, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Canada.

Legislative power.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Canada).

Civil rights--Canada.

Civil rights.

Legislative power--Canada.

Physical Description:

xviii, 285 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Although the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is twenty years old, little is known about how it affects those who wield power, what influence it has on legislative decisions, or to what extent the government believes it should be constrained by Charter concerns. This is the first comprehensive examination of how the Charter influences political choices on social policy.

Contents:

1 Political Scrutiny of Charter Conflicts 3

2 The Legitimacy Debate 20

3 A Relational Approach to Charter Judgments 52

4 Tobacco Advertising 73

5 Sexual Assault Trials 91

6 Regulating the Collection and Uses of DNA 118

7 The Rules and Exemptions for Search Warrants 146

8 Equality Claims of Lesbians and Gay Men 162

9 Assessing the Charter's Influence 200.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0773523995

0773524088

OCLC:

48670967