Constitutional, Government & Human Rights Law

Co-authored by the former Commissioner of the Public Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology, this book explores the powers and procedures of federal and provincial Commissions of Inquiry and their impact on our daily lives.

Premier ouvrage de doctrine en français entièrement consacré à la procédure de libération provisoire, il sera d’une utilité certaine pour tous les praticiens en droit criminel. Hautement pratique et truffé d’exemples jurisprudentiels, cet ouvrage décrit les règles pertinentes de la procédure de libération provisoire par voie judiciaire.

Grounded on the intuition that the legal profession supports the rule of law, these 6 papers examine the historical perspective on threats to the rule of law, the sufficiency of the current Canadian legal framework to support this ideal and how the principle of stare decisis as observed by the Supreme Court of Canada undermines the spirit of the rule of law.

This text comprises a collection of papers examining how government and decision-makers approach issues related to competing morals and values, and how such differences may be accommodated in a free and democratic society. The issues explored are becoming intensely pertinent as Canada’s religious diversity increases, the state expands into areas traditionally seen as private, and state actors seek to promote certain ‘values’.

This Year-In-Review volume comprises papers reviewing groundbreaking Supreme Court of Canada's 2016-2017 decisions in criminal law, intellectual property, the law of evidence, and recent developments in the legal profession, along with case comments and special essays.

Cet ouvrage explore en profondeur le droit linguistique au Québec, couvrant son histoire, ses fondements théoriques et son interaction avec le droit international, tout en abordant des aspects pratiques touchant divers secteurs tels que les ordres professionnels et leurs membres, les entreprises d’utilité publique, le secteur de l'éducation allant du primaire à l’université, la pratique notariale, l’État, le municipal le travail, le commerce et les affaires, de même que le secteur de la médiation. En puisant dans les lois, règlements la jurisprudence et les publications d'organismes spécialisés, comme l’Office québécois de la langue française et le ministère de la Langue française, cet ouvrage permet aux lecteurs de comprendre rapidement les normes applicables en la matière.

This book is a comprehensive and practical guide that provides up-to-date commentary on the range of practice issues that employment lawyers, litigators, and self-represented litigants face when dealing with employment law matters before the human rights tribunal.

This collection of papers discusses the career and legacy of the former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Thomas Cromwell, who retired in September, 2016. The volume also celebrates His Honour's contributions to the legal developments in many areas of private and public law in Canada.

This one-of-a-kind celebratory publication is a collection of more than 50 essays and historical images, on Canada's constitutional past and present. Contributors including: Hon. Roy McMurtry, Joseph Arvay, Julius Grey, Brian Greenspan, The Michaels (Michael Stark and Michael Leshner), David Milgaard, The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien, The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, The Hon. Andromache Karakatsanis, The Hon. Michel Bastarache , The Hon. Thomas Cromwell, The Hon. David Stratas and Dr. Cindy Blackstock.

A landmark constitutional law and history text as evidenced by the words of the Chief Justice of Canada and the Former Governor General in the forewords to the text which celebrates the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation through a range of perspectives from Canada's leading legal minds on constitutional law.