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

Title
Ideas in action : essays on politics and law in honour of Peter Russell / edited by Joseph F. Fletcher.
Publication
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Fletcher, Joseph F., 1949-
  • Russell, Peter H.
Description
viii, 317 pages; 24 cm
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Note
  • Based on a conference held Nov. 15-16, 1997.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
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.
ISBN
  • 0802044972 (bound) :
  • 0802082718 (pbk.) :
LCCN
cn 99931257
OCLC
ocm41661835
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries