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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.

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

Legislating under the Charter

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    Publisher: University of Toronto Press
    Publication Date: 04/04/2023
    ISBN13: 9781487552442, 978-1487552442
    ISBN10: 1487552440
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    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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