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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.
List 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
About the author
Emmett Macfarlane is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.
Summary
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.
