Ideas in action: essays on politics and law in honour of Peter Russell

Ideas in action: essays on politics and law in honour of Peter Russell

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Edition Details

• Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Peter H. Russell, Joseph F. Fletcher
• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): Ontario
• Publication Information: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1999
• Publication Type (Medium): Conference papers and proceedings, Congresses, Congrès
• Material: Conference publication
• Type: Book
• Permalink: https://books.lawi.ca/ideas-in-action-essays-on-politics-and-law-in-honour-of-peter-russell/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Online version: Ideas in action. Toronto ; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)607377494 Online version: Ideas in action. Toronto ; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)607836276

Short Description

VIII, 317 pages ; 24 cm

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Useful for students learning an area of law, Ideas in action: essays on politics and law in honour of Peter Russell is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Responsable Person: edited by Joseph F. Fletcher.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Copyright Date: 1999
• Location: Toronto
• Country/State: Ontario
• Number of Editions: 4 editions
• First edition Date: 1999
• Last edition Date: 1999
• General Notes: Based on a conference held Nov. 15-16, 1997.
• Languages: English
• Library of Congress Code: KE4218
• Dewey Code: 342.71
• ISBN: 0802044972 9780802044976 0802082718 9780802082718
• OCLC: 41661835

Main Contents

General Introduction / Joseph F. Fletcher
Pt. I. Constitutional Politics
1. The Ethic of Federalism / Stephane Dion
2. Lament for a Notion: The Eclipse of Reform Liberalism / Robert C. Vipond
3. Democratic Constitutionalism in a Diverse Federation / James Tully
4. Rebalancing the Canadian Federation: The Constitutional Odyssey Continues / Katherine Swinton
Pt. II. Aboriginal Peoples
5. On the Canadian Aboriginal Rights Dialogue / Paul Chartrand
6. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples / Georges Erasmus
7. An Emasculation of Rights in Government
Aboriginal Relations in Australia / Christine Fletcher
Pt. III. Security Intelligence
8. Overseeing Security Intelligence / Ronald G. Atkey
9. Designing a Balance between Freedom and Security / Reg Whitaker
10. The Invention of Outsiders: The Relationship between Operatives and Civilian Experts / Jean-Paul Brodeur
Pt. IV. Law and the Courts
11. On Judicial Appointments: Does Gender Make a Difference? / Justice Maryka Omatsu
12. Courts as State Actors: Comparing Appeal and Trial Courts / Carl Baar
13. Borderline Justice: Choosing Juries in the Two Niagaras / Martin L. Friedland and Kent Roach
14. South Africa's Constitutional Odyssey: Can the Law Be Trusted? / Hugh Corder
Pt. V. Rights and the Charter
15. The Judicial Role in the Development of the Law: The Impact of the Charter / Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella
16. Does the Charter Hinder Canadians from Becoming a Sovereign People? / Rainer Knopff and F. L. Morton
17. Legislative Scrutiny: An Alternative Approach for Protecting Rights / Janet L. Hiebert.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Civil rights
• Constitutional law
• Federal government
• Intelligence service
• Justice, Administration of
• Russell, Peter H

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Civil rights
• Constitutional law
• Intelligence service

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