Judging democracy

Judging democracy

Law of America > Law of Canada > Federal law. Common and collective provincial law Individual provinces and territories > Constitutional law > Organs of the government > The legislature > Parliament > The House of Commons > Election law > General

Edition Details

• Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Christopher P. Manfredi, Mark Rush
• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): Ontario
• Publication Information: Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press, ©2008
• Publication Type (Medium): Trials, litigation, etc, Cases, Jurisprudence
• Material: Internet resource
• Type: Book, Internet Resource
• Permalink: https://books.lawi.ca/judging-democracy/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

152 pages ; 23 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Judging democracy is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Responsable Person: Christopher Manfredi and Mark Rush.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Location: Peterborough, Ont.
• Country/State: Ontario
• Number of Editions: 6 editions
• First edition Date: 2008
• Last edition Date: 2013
• Languages: English
• Library of Congress Code: KE4622
• Dewey Code: 342.7107
• ISBN: 9781551117027 1551117029
• OCLC: 182525874

Main Contents

Differences that matter? Canadian misreading of American constitutionalism
Of real and “self-proclaimed” democracies: differing approaches to criminal disenfranchisement
The scope and definition of the franchise
A tale of two campaign spending decisions
Judicial struggles with democracy and the unbearable lightness of process.

Summary Note

“This is an important, concise, and well-written book that provides readers with bold insights into the converging patterns of jurisprudence in the field of election law in Canada and the United States.” – Cynthia Ostberg, University of the Pacific '''

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Constitutional law
• Democracy
• Democracy–Canada
• Election law
• United States

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Constitutional law
• Democracy
• Election law
• United States

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