Just Words : Constitutional Rights and Social Wrongs.
Joel Bakan argues that the Canadian Charter of Rights (1982) has failed to promote social justice because it is administered by a conservative judiciary and because social and economic conditions constantly interfere with its principles.
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| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
1997.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1 Introduction
- Part I
- 2 Constitutional Interpretation and the Legitimacy of Judicial Review
- Part II
- 3 Equality and the Liberal Form of Rights
- 4 Freedom of Expression and the Politics of Communication
- 5 Freedom of Association and the Dissociation of Workers
- 6 Power to the Powerful
- Part III
- 7 Judges and Dominant Ideology
- Part IV
- 8 Rights as Political Discourse: The Charter Meets the Charlottetown Accord
- 9 What's Wrong with Social Rights?
- 10 Conclusion
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- CASES CITED
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.