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Assisted Reproduction Policy in Canada

By (author) Dave Snow
Categories: Constitution

 

The world has undergone a revolution in assisted reproduction, as processes such as in vitro fertilization, embryonic screening, and surrogacy have become commonplace. Yet when governments attempt to ...

Capitalism: A Crime Story

A mugger says to a stranger, “Give me your wallet or I will beat you to pulp!” It is a crime. An employer says to a worker: “Adding lung-saving ventilation will reduce my profit. Give me back some ...

The Rights of Nature

By (author) David R. Boyd
Categories: Animals and society

Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. In The Rights of Nature, ...

The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors

By (author) David E. Smith
Categories: Constitution

In The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors, David E. Smith presents an accessible analysis of the interconnectedness of Canada’s parliamentary institutions. Smith argues that Parliament is a unity comprised ...

Charte canadienne et droits linguistiques

En analysant minutieusement lois, règlements, décisions de la Cour suprême et autres déclarations de politiciens, Frédéric Bérard déconstruit patiemment le mythe créé et entretenu par la doctrine ...

Red, White, and Kind of Blue?

By (author) David Schneiderman
Categories: Constitution

Situated between two constitutional traditions, those of the United Kingdom and the United States, Canada has maintained a distinctive third way: federal, parliamentary, and flexible. Yet, in recent years ...

Blocking Public Participation

Strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) involves lawsuits brought by individuals, corporations, groups, or politicians to curtail political activism and expression. An increasingly large ...

The Making of the Mosaic

By (author) Ninette Kelley & M. Trebilcock
Categories: Immigration law

Immigration policy is a subject of intense political and public debate. In this second edition of the widely recognized and authoritative work The Making of the Mosaic, Ninette Kelley and Michael Trebilcock ...