Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Peter Oliver, Patrick Macklem, Nathalie Des Rosiers -- The Supreme Court of Canada and Appointment of Judges in Canada / Adam Dodek, Rosemary Cairns Way -- Courts, Administrative Agencies and the Constitution / Lorne Sossin -- Amending the Constitution of Canada / Benoît Pelletier -- Contending Sovereignties / Jeremy Webber -- Treaties as Constitutional Agreements / Sébastien Grammond -- The Form and Substance of Aboriginal Title: Assimilation, Recognition, Reconciliation / Patrick Macklem -- The Section 35 Duty to Consult / Dwight Newman -- Métis Constitutional Law Issues / Larry Chartrand -- From Dualism to Cooperative Federalism and Back?: Evolving and Competing Conceptions of Canadian Federalism / Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens, Johanne Poirier -- Key Doctrines in Canadian Legal Federalism / Eugénie Brouillet, Bruce Ryder -- Indigenous Constitutionalism: Pre-existing Legal Genealogies in Canada / John Borrows -- The Spending Power in Canada / Hoi L. Kong -- Federalism and Health Care in Canada: A Troubled Romance? / Colleen Flood, William Lahey, Bryan Thomas -- Criminal Law in the Federal Context / Mark Carter -- The Environment, Federalism, and the Charter / Dayna Nadine Scott -- Constitutional Aspects of Commercial Law / Anita Anand -- The Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Federation / Luanne A. Walton -- Minority Languages, Education and the Constitution / Linda Cardinal, Pierre Foucher -- Marriage, Family and Federal Concerns / Robert Leckey, Carol Rogerson -- International Treaty Making and Treaty Implementation in the Canadian Federation / Hugo Cyr, Armand de Mestral -- Interpreting the Charter / Joanna Harrington -- Constitutional Debates in French Canada, 1764-1774 / Michel Morin -- Access to Charter Justice / Carissima Mathen -- The Justification of Rights Violations: Section 1 of the Charter / Charles-Maxime Panaccio -- Charter Remedies / Kent Roach -- The Notwithstanding Clause: Why Non-Use does not Necessarily Equate with Abiding by Judicial Norms / Janet L. Hiebert -- Democratic Rights / Yasmin Dawood -- The Right to Protest, Freedom of Association and Freedom of Expression / Jamie Cameron, Nathalie Des Rosiers -- Freedom of Religion / Benjamin L. Berger -- Section 7: The Right to Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person / Margot Young -- The Charter and Criminal Justice / Don Stuart -- Equality and Anti-discrimination: The Relationship between Government Goals and Finding Discrimination in Section 15 / Sonia Lawrence -- Confederation / Robert Vipond -- Social and Economic Rights / Martha Jackman, Bruce Porter -- Constitutional Interpretation: On Issues of Ontology and of Interlegality / Stéphane Beaulac -- The Living Tree / W. J. Waluchow -- Canadian Constitutional Culture: A Genealogical Account / David Schneiderman -- The Role of Theory in Canadian Constitutional Law / Timothy Endicott, Peter Oliver -- Feminist Constitutionalism in Canada / Beverley Baines, Ruth Rubio-Marin -- The Politics of Constitutional Law: A Critical Approach / Allan Hutchinson -- Constitutional Principles in the Secession Reference / Jean Leclair -- The Rule of Law, the Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence in Canada / Warren J. Newman -- Understanding Dialogue Theory / Peter W. Hogg, Ravi Amarnath -- The British Legal Tradition in Canadian Constitutional Law / Mark D. Walters -- The Canadian Constitution and the World / Sujit Choudhry -- The Crown in Canada / Jennifer Smith, Marcella Firmini -- The Executive, the Royal Prerogative, and the Constitution / Craig Forcese -- Political Institutions in Canada in a New Era / Lori Turnbull -- Parliamentary Sovereignty in Canada / John Lovell.

This title provides an ideal first stop for Canadians and non-Canadians seeking a clear, concise, and authoritative account of Canadian constitutional law.

Specialized.

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