Kate Puddister

Seeking the Court's Advice

The Politics of the Canadian Reference Power

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Produktbeschreibung

Kate Puddister is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. She has written on a wide range of topics related to law and politics, Canadian politics, and criminal justice policy. Her work has appeared in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society, Canadian Public Administration, and Publius: The Journal of Federalism.

Produktdetails

• Law and Society
• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 164mm x 236mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9780774861106
• ISBN-10: 077486110X
• Artikelnr.: 54804121

Autorenporträt

Kate Puddister

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Reference Cases as a Mix of Law and Politics
1 Origins and Implications of the Reference Power
2 Contestation and Reference Cases
3 Routine Politics and Nonroutine Litigation: References after 1949
4 "It's Always a Little Bit of Politics": Why Governments Ask Reference
Questions
5 Why Not Refer Everything? The Padlock Act and Blasphemy
6 Seeking the Court's Advice and the Delegation of Decision Making
Conclusion: A Legal Solution to Political Problems
Appendix A: Canadian Reference Legislation
Appendix B: Reference Case List
Notes; References; Index