Contested Constitutionalism
Author | : James B. Kelly |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 650 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780774816762 |
ISBN-13 | : 0774816767 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 was accompanied by much fanfare and public debate. This book does not celebrate the Charter; rather it offers a critique by distinguished scholars of law and political science of its effect on democracy, judicial power, and the place of Quebec and Aboriginal peoples twenty-five years later. By employing diverse methodological approaches, contributors shift the focus of debate from the Charter’s appropriateness to its impact – for better or worse – on political institutions, public policy, and conceptions of citizenship in the Canadian federation.