Courts Without Cases: The Law and Politics of Advisory Opinions

ISBN-13: 9781509922499 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 280 str.

Carissima Mathen

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Introduction 1. Courts with Cases What Do Courts Do? The Power, and Limits, of Cases The Separation of Powers Separation of Powers in Canada 2. Apex Courts The Judicial Committee ‘A Judicial Department in Every Well-Organized Government’ A. Confederation B. Establishment 3. Canadian References Framing the Function Early Quiet, Early Reform Squaring Advisory Opinions with a General Court of Appeal Putting the ‘Advisory’ in an Advisory Function 4. Separate Functions – Separate Powers Executive Requests and Judicial Resistance The Lonely Legislature? 5. Arbitrating Federalism Federalism Post-Confederation A. Treaties B. Disallowance C. Marriage Apex Change – The Revamped Court A. Natural Resources B. Infl ation and Emergency C. Inter-provincial Trade Current Battles A. Criminal Law B. Economic Regulation C. Environment and Development 6. Rebirth, and Rupture Supreme at Last Constitutional Rebirth A. The Path to Change B. Patriation C. Consequences: Quebec Veto 7. Interpretation and Rights Prologue: Process and Persons An Age of Rights A. Fundamental Justice and Criminal Fault (Motor Vehicle) B. The Rule of Law (Manitoba Language) C. Competing Constitutional Interests (Bill 30) D. Revisiting Past Decisions (Prostitution) E. The Intersection of Individual Rights, Federalism and Politics (Same-Sex Marriage) 8. Institutions Rupture, for Real: Quebec Secession Amendment, Actors and Judicial Supremacy A. Frozen in Time: Senate Reform B. Self-entrenchment 9. Actors, Advice and Law The Core Tension Why Pursue? A. Doctrinal Guidance B. Co-ordination C. Strategy D. Imprimatur Why Not Comply? Why Comply? 10. The Advisory Court Process Authority, Precedent, Stare Decisis Providing Answers A. Abstract Review B. Answers, Declarations, Remedies Conclusion