{"product_id":"governing-with-the-charter-9780774812122","title":"Governing with the Charter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, the question of judicial power and its relationship to parliamentary democracy has been an important one in Canadian politics. Some critics, suspicious of what they perceive as the activism of unelected and unaccountable judges, view the increased power of the Supreme Court as a direct challenge to parliament. But has parliamentary democracy been weakened by judicial responses to the Charter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Governing with the Charter, James Kelly clearly demonstrates that our current democratic deficit is not the result of the Supreme Court's judicial activism. On the contrary, an activist framers' intent surrounds the Charter, and the Supreme Court has simply, and appropriately, responded to this new constitutional environment. While the Supreme Court is admittedly a political actor, it is not the sole interpreter of the Charter, as the court, the cabinet, and bureaucracy all respond to the document, which has\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoverning With the Charter\u003c\/em\u003e offers a number of challenging insights into the new era of Canadian politics. The theory of multiple rights activism, the historical analysis of framers’ intent, the reconceptualization of judicial activism, and the normative implications for the future make this a most satisfying volume for the scholar of Canadian law, as well as for the general comparative courts researcher. -- David L. Weiden * Law and Politics Book Review, vol. 16, no. 6 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcronyms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Democratic Activism and Constitutional Politics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Democracy and Judicial Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Constitutional Politics and the Charter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Framers’ Intent and the Parliamentary Arena\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Judicial Activism and the Supreme Court of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Supreme Court and Police Conduct\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Guardians of the Constitution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Legislative Activism and the Policy Process\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Charter and Canadian Federalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Governing with the Charter of Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404913254743,"sku":"9780774812122","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774812122.jpg?v=1730488031","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/governing-with-the-charter-9780774812122","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}