In Governing from the Bench, Emmett Macfarlane draws on interviews with current and former justices, law clerks, and other staff members of the court to shed light on the institution's internal environment and decision-making processes. He explores the complex role of the Supreme Court as an institution; exposes the rules, conventions, and norms that shape and constrain its justices? behavior; and situates the court in its broader governmental and societal context, as it relates to the elected branches of government, the media, and the public.

In Governing from the Bench, Emmett Macfarlane draws on interviews with current and former justices, law clerks, and other staff members of the court to shed light on the institution's internal environment and decision-making processes. He explores the complex role of the Supreme Court as an institution; exposes the rules, conventions, and norms that shape and constrain its justices? behavior; and situates the court in its broader governmental and societal context, as it relates to the elected branches of government, the media, and the public.

In Canada, the 1982 Constitution Act contains the amending formula, which outlines a set of procedures required to make changes to the constitution. Recent debates over Senate reform, the status of the Supreme Court of Canada, and the rules governing royal succession have highlighted how important the amending formula is in maintaining the vitality and relevance of the governing system.

Constitutional Amendment in Canada is the first volume to focus solely on the implications of the amending formula in Canada. Emmett Macfarlane has brought together a group of expert authors...

Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution examines the impact of courts and various constitutional provisions on a wide range of policy issues, including health care, immigration and refugee policy, citizenship, the rights of Indigenous peoples, and criminal justice policy.