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Covering a range of criminal justice and social policy issues, this book explores how governments and Parliament justify their legislative choices under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Introduction 1. Institutional Relationships, Executive Dominance, and Legislating under the Charter 2. “Vetting”: Analyzing Bureaucratic and Executive Assessments of Rights Compatibility 3. The Legislative Process and Charter Rights: Criminal Justice Policy and the Harper Government 4. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Harm Reduction and Drug Policy 5. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Sex Work Policy 6. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Medical Assistance in Dying Policy 7. Transparency, Accountability, and Robust Legislative Scrutiny on Rights: Possibilities for Reform? Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Legislating under the Charter

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      Publisher University of Toronto Press
      Published 4 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9781487552442
      978-1487552442
      ISBN-10 1487552440
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      Social security and welfare law

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Covering a range of criminal justice and social policy issues, this book explores how governments and Parliament justify their legislative choices under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Institutional Relationships, Executive Dominance, and Legislating under the Charter 2. “Vetting”: Analyzing Bureaucratic and Executive Assessments of Rights Compatibility 3. The Legislative Process and Charter Rights: Criminal Justice Policy and the Harper Government 4. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Harm Reduction and Drug Policy 5. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Sex Work Policy 6. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Medical Assistance in Dying Policy 7. Transparency, Accountability, and Robust Legislative Scrutiny on Rights: Possibilities for Reform? Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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