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Constitutional Principles

2020 comparative constitutional law / judicial review

Principles form part and parcel of our law and legal discourse, so much so that we seldom think of what they are and what they entail. For centuries they have been invoked daily to interpret and argue about the law. But when it comes to matters of constitutional law, principles are further called upon to […] Read more

Conference

How Exceptional is Judicial Review in Canada? Past, Present and Future

28 February 2018 Berkeley Canadian Studies Program Colloquium Series Canadian constitutional law / comparative constitutional law

In the vast majority of legal systems, judicial review has become the principal mechanism through which most constitutional debates are eventually settled or at least receive some form of resolution. However, the terms of our national constitutions seldom provide for how the courts are to scrutinize the laws challenged before them. In Canada, the modern […] Read more