Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 6th Edition + Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, 6e édition – Student Edition

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Updated to reflect the most recent constitutional developments, this bilingual text offers a comprehensive review of the evolution of the Charter in the Canadian legal landscape. This is a student edition.

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Publication Language: French

Published: August 26, 2025

Publisher: LexisNexis Canada

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Softcover/Couverture souple | 1 570 pages | Publication Language: English & French/Langue de publication : anglais et français

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More than forty years after the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, this landmark treatise examines the interpretation and application of the Charter by Canadian courts in both the private and criminal law spheres, as well as its impact on the Canadian legal system. Updated to reflect the most recent constitutional developments, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 6th Edition + Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, 6e édition by Errol Mendes and Stéphane Beaulac offers a comprehensive review of the evolution of the Charter in the Canadian legal landscape.

Since its first publication in 1982, this bilingual text has become an invaluable reference for constitutional law practitioners and students as it features:

  • Contributions from more than 30 legal scholars and experts from across the country, offering insights from a range of regional and linguistic perspectives
  • In-depth examination of the fundamental rights protected by key sections of the Charter, providing users with a resource that serves as both a solid introduction to understanding the Charter and an authority for interpreting it
  • Extensive review of the application of the Charter in a wide variety of legal practice areas, including both the private and criminal law spheres, as well as its interplay between international and domestic normativity
  • Chapters in both English and French, from contributors with common law and/or civil law backgrounds, reflecting Canada's bilingual and bijural realities, as well as its cultural diversity

What's New in This Edition

  • Up-to-date analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada Charter decisions released since the 5th edition was published in 2014
  • Brand new chapter covering the Notwithstanding Clause (section 33)
  • Brand new prologue chapter by The Honourable Richard Wagner, current Chief Justice of Canada
  • Significant content updates to the chapter on Aboriginal Treaty Rights

Who Should Read This Book

  • Government policy advisers and counsel who need to amend existing or draft new policies in accordance with recent changes in Charter interpretation and application
  • Constitutional and human rights law practitioners who require the most authoritative resource in order to provide proper advice on Charter matters
  • Litigators in both private and criminal law who need up-to-date analysis and insights on the recent Charter case law as it now pertains to a variety of fields of practice
  • Law professors and legal researchers who need to understand the interpretation and application of Charter rights as they have far-reaching impact on other areas of the law
  • Judges who must stay abreast of all developments in this area of constitutional law as they affect a broad range of legal issues
  • Law students who can rely on this in-depth review of Charter rights for a firm grasp of the fundamentals of an essential area of Canadian jurisprudence

Contributors
The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada
Sandrine Ampleman-Tremblay
Idil Atak
Joel Bakan
Stéphane Beaulac
Stéphane Bernatchez
William Black
Paul Cavalluzzo
Julie Desrosiers
Brian Dickson, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Michel Doucet
Pierre Foucher
Noura Karazivan
Howard (Howie) Kislowicz
Jennifer Koshan
Fannie Lafontaine
Justice Harry S. LaForme
A. Wayne MacKay
Carissima Mathen
The Hon. Beverley McLachlin
Jaclyn McNamara
Steven Penney
Kent Roach
Simon Roy
Marion Sandilands
David Schneiderman
Lynn Smith
Kristen Stallard
Alexandre Stylios
Adrienne Telford
Pierre Thibault
Margot Young

Student Edition: Softcover

PREFACE – Errol Mendes and Stéphane Beaulac

PROLOGUES
CHAPTER 1: THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS: CONTEXT AND EVOLUTION – Brian Dickson

CHAPTER 2: THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS’ FIRST 30 YEARS: A GOOD BEGINNING – The Hon. Beverley McLachlin

CHAPITRE 3: LA CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS : UN INSTRUMENT PORTEUR D’AVENIR – Le très honorable Richard Wagner

PART I: INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION / INTERPRÉTATION ET APPLICATION
CHAPITRE 4: LES FONDEMENTS PHILOSOPHIQUES ET THÉORIQUES DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS – Stéphane Bernatchez

CHAPTER 5: EVOLVING FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND MERGING PUBLIC LAW SILOS: THE RESHAPING OF CANADA’S CONSTITUTIONAL LANDSCAPE – A.Wayne MacKay, C.M., K.C. in collaboration with Kristen Stallard

CHAPITRE 6: LE ‘RECALIBRAGE’ EN INTERPRETATION CONSTITUTIONNELLE ET LE ‘RECADRAGE’ DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL DEPUIS L’ARRET QUEBEC INC. : EXEMPLE D’APPLICATION AVEC LA CLAUSE DE DEROGATION A L’ARTICLE 33 DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE – Stéphane Beaulac

CHAPITRE 7: L’APPLICATION DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS : L’ARTICLE 32 – Noura Karazivan

CHAPTER 8: SECTION 1 OF THE CHARTER AFTER 43 YEARS: THE SOUL OR THE DAGGER AT ITS HEART? – Errol P. Mendes

PART II: FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS AND MOBILITY RIGHTS / LIBERTÉS FONDAMENTALES, DROITS DÉMOCRATIQUES ET LIBERTÉS DE CIRCULATION ET D’ÉTABLISSEMENT
CHAPTER 9: FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION – Howard Kislowicz

CHAPTER 10: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN CANADA – Joel Bakan and David Schneiderman

CHAPTER 11: SECTION 2(D) OF THE CHARTER: THE JURISPRUDENTIAL ARC TOWARDS MEANINGFUL PROTECTION OF ASSOCIATIONAL FREEDOMS – Paul J.J. Cavalluzzo and Adrienne Telford

CHAPITRE 12: LES DROITS DÉMOCRATIQUES (ARTICLES 3 À 5) – Pierre Thibault

CHAPITRE 13: L’ARTICLE 6 DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS : LA LIBERTÉ DE CIRCULATION ET D’ÉTABLISSEMENT – Idil Atak

PART III: LEGAL RIGHTS / GARANTIES JURIDIQUES
CHAPTER 14: THE OTHER SECTION 7 – Margot Young

CHAPTER 15: SECTION 7 AND THE CRIMINAL LAW – Carissima Mathen

CHAPTER 16: SECTION 8 OF THE CHARTER: PRIVACY AND SECURITY IN EQUILIBRIUM – Steven Penney

CHAPTER 17: DEVELOPMENTS AND GREY AREAS IN LEGAL RIGHTS: DETENTION, ARREST, TRIAL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, AND JURIES (SECTIONS 9, 10(A), (B), (C), 11(B) AND (F)) – Sandrine Ampleman-Tremblay

CHAPITRE 18: LES GARANTIES JURIDIQUES ÉNONCÉES AUX ARTICLES 12, 13 ET 14 DE LA CHARTE – Julie Desrosiers, Fannie Lafontaine et Alexandre Stylios

PART IV: EQUALITY, LINGUISTIC AND EDUCATION RIGHTS / DROIT À L’ÉGALITÉ, DROIT LINGUISTIQUES ET DROITS SCOLAIRES
CHAPTER 19: THE EQUALITY RIGHTS – William Black, Jennifer Koshan and Lynn Smith

CHAPITRE 20: LES ARTICLES 16 À 22 DE LA CHARTE – Pierre Foucher

CHAPITRE 21: L’ARTICLE 23 DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS – Michel Doucet

PART V: ENFORCEMENT / RECOURS
CHAPTER 22: ENFORCEMENT OF THE CHARTER – SECTIONS 24(1) AND 52(1) – Kent Roach

CHAPITRE 23: LE PARAGRAPHE 24(2) DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE – Simon Roy

EPILOGUE / ÉPILOGUE
CHAPTER 24: SECTION 33: THE CHARTER’S EXCALIBUR OR ACHILLES HEEL? – Marion Sandilands

CHAPTER 25: SECTION 25 OF THE CHARTER; SECTION 35 OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT, 1982: ABORIGINAL AND TREATY RIGHTS—42 YEARS OF RECOGNITION AND AFFIRMATION – Justice Harry S. LaForme with the assistance of Jaclyn McNamara

APPENDIX: CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS / CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS

TABLE OF CASES

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