The Judicial Role in a Diverse Federation: Lessons from the Supreme Court of Canada

by Robert Schertzer

In The Judicial Role in a Diverse Federation, Robert Schertzer uses the example of the Supreme Court of Canada to examine how apex courts manage diversity and conflict in federal states.

Schertzer argues that in a diverse federation where the nature of the federal system is contested the courts should facilitate negotiation between conflicting parties, rather than impose their own vision of the federal system. Drawing on a comprehensive review...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487500289
• ISBN13: 9781487500283
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"