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  • Canada’s Surprising Constitution

    Unexpected Interpretations of the Constitution Act, 1982

    Edited by Howard Kislowicz, Richard J. Moon, Kerri Anne Froc ...
    Series series Law and Society
    Constitutions are meant to endure, providing both stability and adaptability. Their public legitimacy depends on the ability of the courts and other interpreters to get this balance right. Why, then, has Canada’s constitution – only four decades old – produced so many surprises?Canada’s Surprising Constitution investigates unexpected interpretations of the Constitution Act, 1982 by the courts. In ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Beyond Blood

    Rethinking Indigenous Identity

    by Dr. Pamela D. Palmater ...
    The current Status criteria of theIndian Act contains descent-based rules akin to blood quantum that are particularly discriminatory against women and their descendants, which author Pamela Palmater argues will lead to the extinguishment of First Nations as legal and constitutional entities. Beginning with an historic overview of legislative enactments defining Indian status and their impact on ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Citizenship

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Richard Bellamy ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Interest in citizenship has never been higher. But what does it mean to be a citizen of a modern, complex community? Why is citizenship important? Can we create citizenship, and can we test for it? In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, Richard Bellamy explores the answers to these questions and more in a clear and accessible way. He approaches the subject from a political perspective, to ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Multicultural Citizenship : A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights

    A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights

    by Will Kymlicka ...
    Series series Oxford Political Theory
    The increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new issues and conflicts, as ethnic and national minorities demand recognition and support for their cultural identity. This book presents a new conception of the rights and status of minority cultures.It argues that certain sorts of `collective rights' for minority cultures are consistent with liberal democratic ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Constitutional Odyssey

    Can Canadians Become a Sovereign People?, Third Edition

    by Peter H. Russell ...
    Constitutional Odyssey is an account of the politics of making and changing Canada's constitution from Confederation to the present day. Peter H. Russell frames his analysis around two contrasting constitutional philosophies – Edmund Burke's conception of the constitution as a set of laws and practices incrementally adapting to changing needs and societal differences, and John Locke's ideal of a ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Federalism and the Constitution of Canada

    by David E. Smith ...
    The Canadian system of federalism divides the power to govern between the central federal parliament and the provincial and territorial legislative assemblies. In what can be seen as a double federation, power is also divided culturally, between English and French Canada. The divisions of power and responsibility, however, have not remained static since 1867. The federal language regime (1969), ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • The Right Relationship

    Reimagining the Implementation of Historical Treaties

    Edited by John Borrows, Michael Coyle ...
    The relationship between Canada’s Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government is one that has increasingly come to the fore. Numerous tragic incidents and a legacy of historical negligence combined with more vehement calls for action is forcing a reconsideration of the relationship between the federal government and Indigenous nations.In The Right Relationship,John Borrows and Michael Coyle ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Law, Politics, and the Judicial Process in Canada, 5th Edition

    Edited by F.L. Morton, Dave Snow ...
    Since the first edition of this popular text was published in 1984, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed the role of the courts in Canadian politics. Addressing current controversies – including the invocation of the federal Emergencies Act, the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Greenhouse Gas References, and the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown – Law, Politics, and ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools

    The Impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Educational Policy and Practice, 1982-2007

    Edited by Michael Manley-Casimir, Kristen Manley-Casimir ...
    The adoption of the Canadian Constitution Act in 1982, with its embedded Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ushered in an era of unprecedented judicial influence on Canada's public policy. The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools examines how the Constitution Act has affected educational policy during the first twenty-five years of the Charter by analyzing landmark rulings handed down from appellate ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution

    Edited by Nathalie Des Rosiers, Patrick Macklem, Peter Oliver ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution provides an ideal first stop for Canadians and non-Canadians seeking a clear, concise, and authoritative account of Canadian constitutional law. The Handbook is divided into six parts: Constitutional History, Institutions and Constitutional Change, Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Constitution, Federalism, Rights and Freedoms, and Constitutional ... Read more

    $140.39 USD

  • Constitutional Crossroads

    Reflections on Charter Rights, Reconciliation, and Change

    Edited by Kate Puddister, Emmett Macfarlane ...
    Series series Law and Society
    Four decades have passed since the adoption of the Constitution Act, 1982. Now it is time to assess its legacy. As Constitutional Crossroads makes clear, the 1982 constitutional package raises a host of questions about a number of important issues, including identity and pluralism, the scope and limits of rights, competing constitutional visions, the relationship between the state and Indigenous ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Human Rights in Canada

    A History

    by Dominique Clément ...
    Series series Laurier Studies in Political Philosophy
    This book shows how human rights became the primary language for social change in Canada and how a single decade became the locus for that emergence. The author argues that the 1970s was a critical moment in human rights history—one that transformed political culture, social movements, law, and foreign policy. Human Rights in Canada is one of the first sociological studies of human rights in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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