Judicial Power and Canadian Democracy

by Paul Howe and Peter H. Russell

The controversy raises challenging questions about the role of a powerful judiciary in a democracy. In Judicial Power and Canadian Democracy, a series of essays commissioned by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, some of Canada's foremost commentators - academics, politicians, and Supreme Court judges themselves - take up the debate. Some tangle over the pivotal question: should judges have the decisive say on issues involving entrenched...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773522255
• ISBN13: 9780773522251
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Institute for Research on Public Policy
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"