Constitutional politics in Canada and the United States /
The Canadian constitutional reforms of 1982, which included a Charter of Rights and Freedoms analogous to the American Bill of Rights, brought about a convergence with American constitutional law. As in the U.S., Canadian courts have shown themselves highly protective of individual rights, and they...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2004.
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| Series: | SUNY series in American constitutionalism.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18252875 |
| Summary: | The Canadian constitutional reforms of 1982, which included a Charter of Rights and Freedoms analogous to the American Bill of Rights, brought about a convergence with American constitutional law. As in the U.S., Canadian courts have shown themselves highly protective of individual rights, and they have not been shy about assuming a leading and sometimes controversial political role in striking down legislation. In clear and easy-to-understand language, the contributors not only chart, but also explore, the reasons for areas of similarity and difference in the constitutional politics of Canada and the United States. Book jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 282 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1417575751 9781417575756 9780791459379 0791459373 9780791485842 0791485846 9780791459386 0791459381 |