This collection of essays by leading Canadian legal scholars analyzes the achievements and failures of the Supreme Court of Canada in furthering social justice and human rights since the advent of the Charter, focusing primarily on the
McLachlin Court.
This outstanding set of human rights law papers offers a snapshot of equality rights in Canada 20 years after section 15 came into force. It reconsiders the early expectations of equality advocates and traces the rise and decline of substantive equality in SCC jurisprudence.