Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas Revisited

By Denis Magnusson and Daniel Soberman

Book Overview

A collection of essays in honour of the late William R. Lederman, Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas Revisited reflects on issues and dilemmas that have arisen, and continue to arise, in Canadian constitutional debates. The essays address distribution and separation of powers, judicial independence and responsibility, and equality rights, freedom of expression, criminal law, and group rights under the Charter.

Patrick Monahan (Osgoode Hall) and Fran ois Chevrette (Montr al) look at Lederman's place in federalism scholarship; Robin Elliott (UBC) rethinks S.96 according to rights rather than power; Diana Majury (Carleton) examines equality in a postmodern era; Kathleen Mahoney (Calgary) compares Canadian and American jurisprudence in relation to pornography, hate propaganda, and freedom of expression; Don Stuart (Queen's) evaluates the effects of Charter rights on criminal law; Darlene Johnson (Ottawa) examines group rights as related to Aboriginal peoples; and Madame Justice Bertha Wilson examines methods of appointment and pluralism. Other contributors include Christine Boyle (UBC), Tom Cromwell (Dalhousie), Jacques Fr mont (Montr al), Martha Jackman (Carleton), Wayne MacKay (Dalhousie), Ian Scott (Gowling, Strathy and Henderson), and Lynn Smith (UBC).

Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas Revisited contributes valuable scholarly perspectives for Canadians and others faced with the task of redefining political communities and resolving pressing constitutional issues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889115931
• ISBN13: 9780889115934
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Queen's Policy Studies
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.