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
Purpose and Intended Audience
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