Policy change, courts, and the Canadian Constitution / edited by Emmett Macfarlane.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Macfarlane, Emmett, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social legislation--Canada.

Social legislation.

Sociological jurisprudence--Canada.

Sociological jurisprudence.

Constitutional law--Canada.

Constitutional law.

Courts.

Canada.

Courts--Canada.

Canada--Social policy.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

ix, 448 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution aims to further our understanding of judicial policy impact and the role of the courts in shaping policy change. Bringing together a group of political scientists and legal scholars, this volume delves into a diverse set of policy areas, including health care issues, the regulation of elections, criminal justice policy, minority language education, citizenship, refugee policy, human rights legislation, and Indigenous policy."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Judicial policy impact in Canada / Emmet Macfarlane

Lessons from public policy theories : ask about policy change first, courts second / Minh Do

Closing a door but opening a policy window : legislating assisted dying in Canada / Dave Snow and Kate Puddister

The Supreme Court of Canada, judicial remedies, and punctuated equilibrium / Marc Zanoni

The Charter, policy, and political judgment / Janet L. Hiebert

Collaborative federalism and the role of the Supreme Court of Canada / Robert Schertzer

The impact of constitutional references on institutional reform / Kate Glover Berger

The desuetude of the notwithstanding clause - and how to revive it / Richard Albert

The Charter beat : the impact of rights decisions on Canadian policing / Troy Riddell and Dennis Baker

Protecting against cruel and unusual punishment : Section 12 of the Charter and mandatory minimum sentences / Kate Puddister

Third party policy and electoral participation after Harper v. Canada : a triumph of egalitarianism? / Erin Crandall and Andrea Lawlor

Section 23 of the Charter and official-language minority instruction in Canada : the judiciary's impact and limits in education policymaking / Stéphanie Chouinard

The Charter of the French language and the Supreme Court of Canada : assessing whether constitutional design can influence policy outcomes / James B. Kelly

When is a citizen no longer a citizen? Analysing constructions of citizenship in Canada's judicial and legislative forums / Megan Gaucher

Taking the Harper government's refugee policy to court / Christopher G. Anderson and Dagmar Soennecken

Carter conflicts : the Supreme Court of Canada's impact on medical assistance in dying policy / Eleni Nicolaides and Matthew Hennigar

Canadian abortion policy and the limitations of litigation / Rachael Johnstone

Contrasting visions of Indigenous rights, recognition, and territory : assessing Crown policy in the context of reconciliation and historic obligations / Michael McCrossan

After marriage equality : courting queer and trans rights / Kyle Kirkup

Conclusion. Policy influence and its influence and its limits : assessing the power of courts and the Constitution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1487523157

9781487523152

9781487504120

1487504128

OCLC:

1029637214