Charter versus federalism: the dilemmas of constitutional reform

Charter versus federalism: the dilemmas of constitutional reform

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Edition Details

• Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Alan Cairns
• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): Québec (Province)
• Publication Information: Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1992
• Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
• Material: Document, Internet resource
• Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
• Permalink: https://books.lawi.ca/charter-versus-federalism-the-dilemmas-of-constitutional-reform/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Print version: Cairns, Alan. Charter versus federalism. Montreal ; Buffalo: McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1992 (DLC) 93125829 (OCoLC)27770546

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1 online resource (X, 150 pages)

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Useful for students learning an area of law, Charter versus federalism: the dilemmas of constitutional reform is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Responsable Person: Alan C. Cairns.
• Publication Date: 1992
• Copyright Date: 1992
• Location: Buffalo
• Country/State: Québec (Province)
• Number of Editions: 13 editions
• First edition Date: 1992
• Last edition Date: 1993
• Languages: English
• Library of Congress Code: KE4219
• Dewey Code: 342.71085
• ISBN: 9780773563278 077356327X
• OCLC: 767731730

Main Contents

Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 International Influences on the Charter
2 Constitutional Refashioning of Community
3 The Charter and the Constitution Act, 1982
4 The Lessons of Meech Lake
Notes
Index
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C
D
E
F
G
H
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K
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Y

Summary Note

In Charter Versus Federalism, Alan Cairns provides an insightful analysis of the consequences — for citizen and government alike — of the changes undergone by the Canadian constitution, especially since 1982. He also illuminates the difficulties of resolving the constitutional tensions between Quebec and The Rest of Canada. '''

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Canada)
• Civil rights
• Constitutional law
• Constitutional law–Amendments
• Federal government
• Political science

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Canada)
• Civil rights
• Constitutional law
• Federal government

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