Limiting rights : The dilemma of judicial review / Janet L. Hiebert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiebert, Janet, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Canada.

Canada. Sumpreme Court.

Judicial review--Canada.

Judicial review.

Legislative power--Canada.

Legislative power.

Civil rights--Canada.

Civil rights.

Federal government--Canada.

Federal government.

Canada--Constitutional law--Amendments.

Physical Description:

viii, 188 p. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through an extended analysis of Supreme Court decisions involving limits on protected rights, Hiebert explores the issues surrounding judicial review. She explores how difficult it is for judges to determine the reasonableness of legislative initiatives and examines the considerable influence exerted by Canadian politicians in decisions about which legislative activities will be considered justifiable limits on protected rights. Politicians have, in other words, helped define the very constraints that the Charter was intended to impose on them. Limiting Rights sheds light on one of the most contentious issues in a political system with entrenched rights.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Evolution of Reasonable Limits on Rights

Approaches to Limits

The Supreme Court on Section 1

Judicial Review and Democracy

Rights and Federalism

Conclusions

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85407-0

9786612854071

0-7735-6616-3

OCLC:

732600818