Constitutional Law

In addition to providing a comprehensive introduction to Canadian constitutional law, leading cases, and insightful commentary and discussion, Canadian Constitutional Law, 6e also looks to provide new insight into the book with the addition of new authors, a fresh perspective on many constitutional matters, and expand materials on Indigenous issues in various chapters throughout the book, being informed by the TRC Calls to Action.

5th ed available at KE 4219 .M66 2017 LAW.

Note: Course reading for LAWF 3010 - Constitutional Law.

Illustrates how historical, legal and political events shaped the development of Canada's Constitution over the past 150 years. Examines overarching constitutional, political and historic themes that had a profound impact on how Canada evolved over 150 years, and how these developments set the agenda for the coming years and decades. Chapters are divided chronologically into eras and five overarching themes of the 150 years since Confederation. The first part of the text is divided chronologically into eras spanning the past 150 years. Each era is written by a different contributor with a specialty in this period and/or subject matter.

Canada's Constitutional Law in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition continues to offer a succinct overview of the basic principles of Canada's constitutional structures and institutions. It will help with identifying constitutional issues, statutory interpretation, and analyzing and arguing constitutional issues.

In this volume marking the Sesquicentennial of Confederation in Canada, leading scholars and jurists discuss the evolution of the Canadian Constitution since the British North America Act 1867; the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution as a 'living tree' capable of application to new legal issues; and the growing influence of both the Constitution, with its entrenched Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the decisions of the Court on other constitutional courts dealing with a wide range of issues pertaining to human rights and democratic government.

Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed Canadian life since it was adopted as part of the Canadian constitution in 1982. The Charter requires judges to make decisions on a wide range of issues that affect all Canadians. In doing so, the courts play a major role in citizens' lives. Because of the Charter: - The law against prostitution was struck down. - The Harper government"s treatment of child soldier Omar Khadr was found to violate his rights. - Vancouver's Insite safe injection site was kept open, overriding a federal government decision requiring it to shut down. Ian Greene is a political scientist, and his focus in this book is to highlight the many significant ways the Charter shapes Canadian life.

Written by two of Canada’s leading constitutional scholars, no other Canadian book provides such an accessible yet thorough and objective account of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The authors survey the manner in which Canadian courts have come to terms with a constitutionally entrenched bill of rights, focusing on the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. The purpose is to explain the Charter, its interpretation by the courts, and its practical application.

Peter W. Hogg's Constitutional Law of Canada remains the classic text in its field, and the one to which practitioners turn for authoritative guidance on the complex issues and concepts which comprise Canadian constitutional law. The 2018 Student Edition is an abridged version of the looseleaf two-volume, 5th Edition Supplemented, which was extensively revised in 2007, along with chapter reorganizations, to better reflect the doctrine recently developed by the Supreme Court. The Student Edition contains 35 of the 60 chapters found in the loose-leaf that the author has deemed most likely to be useful to students.

The fifth edition of Constitutional Law represents a significant update of the fourth edition, published in 2013. During this period, the Supreme Court of Canada has continued to develop the jurisprudence in all areas of constitutional law, including freedom of association, equality rights, Indigenous title, and inter-jurisdictional immunity. This book includes the complete text of the Canadian Constitution, including explanatory footnotes as consolidated by the federal Department of Justice.

Note: Optional course reading for LAWF 3010

The Laws of Government is a comprehensive legal treatise on the law of Canadian democracy. This book is a one-stop-shop for an area of law and policy that is emerging quickly. Almost every year, Parliament has had to deal with controversies involving electoral reform, political fundraising rules, ethics and conflict of interest, access to information, judicial appointments, parliamentary reform, and minority governments, to name a few. The book grapples with these contemporary issues.

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 Theory.