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The Politics of the Charter : The Illusive Promise of Constitutional Rights / Andrew Petter.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780802095992
  • 9781442698864
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  • 342.7108/5
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Politics of the Charter -- 2. Charter Legitimacy on Trial: The Resistible Rise of Substantive Due Process -- 3. Private Rights/Public Wrongs: The Liberal Lie of the Charter -- 4. Canada’s Charter Flight: Soaring Backwards into the Future -- 5. Rights in Conflict: The Dilemma of Charter Legitimacy -- 6. Rip Van Winkle in Charterland -- 7. Look Who’s Talking Now: Dialogue Theory and the Return to Democracy -- 8. Wealthcare: The Politics of the Charter Revisited -- 9. Taking Dialogue Theory Much Too Seriously (or Perhaps Charter Dialogue Isn’t Such a Good Thing After All) -- 10. Legalize This: The Chartering of Canadian Politics -- Conclusion -- Index
Summary: Andrew Petter is a leading constitutional scholar who served from 1991 to 2001 as a British Columbia MLA and cabinet minister, including Attorney General. In The Politics of the Charter, Petter assembles a set of his original essays written over three decades to provide a coherent critique of the political nature, impact, and legitimacy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Showing how Charter rights have been shaped by the institutional character of the courts and by the ideological demands of liberal legalism, the essays contend that the Charter has diverted progressive political energies and facilitated the rise of neo-conservatism in Canada.Drawing upon his constitutional expertise and political experience, Petter evaluates the Charter in practical, legal, and philosophical terms. These essays, along with a new introduction and conclusion, map out Petter's political philosophy and review the entirety of the Charter record. The Politics of the Charter is vividly written, free of legal jargon, accessible to a broad readership, and will provoke renewed discussion about how best to achieve a more compassionate and egalitarian Canadian society.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Politics of the Charter -- 2. Charter Legitimacy on Trial: The Resistible Rise of Substantive Due Process -- 3. Private Rights/Public Wrongs: The Liberal Lie of the Charter -- 4. Canada’s Charter Flight: Soaring Backwards into the Future -- 5. Rights in Conflict: The Dilemma of Charter Legitimacy -- 6. Rip Van Winkle in Charterland -- 7. Look Who’s Talking Now: Dialogue Theory and the Return to Democracy -- 8. Wealthcare: The Politics of the Charter Revisited -- 9. Taking Dialogue Theory Much Too Seriously (or Perhaps Charter Dialogue Isn’t Such a Good Thing After All) -- 10. Legalize This: The Chartering of Canadian Politics -- Conclusion -- Index

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Andrew Petter is a leading constitutional scholar who served from 1991 to 2001 as a British Columbia MLA and cabinet minister, including Attorney General. In The Politics of the Charter, Petter assembles a set of his original essays written over three decades to provide a coherent critique of the political nature, impact, and legitimacy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Showing how Charter rights have been shaped by the institutional character of the courts and by the ideological demands of liberal legalism, the essays contend that the Charter has diverted progressive political energies and facilitated the rise of neo-conservatism in Canada.Drawing upon his constitutional expertise and political experience, Petter evaluates the Charter in practical, legal, and philosophical terms. These essays, along with a new introduction and conclusion, map out Petter's political philosophy and review the entirety of the Charter record. The Politics of the Charter is vividly written, free of legal jargon, accessible to a broad readership, and will provoke renewed discussion about how best to achieve a more compassionate and egalitarian Canadian society.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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