Geoffrey Sigalet

McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies

Room 414, Leacock Building

855 Sherbrooke Street West

Montreal, QC H3A 2T7

Canada

University of British Columbia

Kelowna, British Columbia

Canada

  • McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies

  • University of British Columbia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

13

DOWNLOADS
Rank 43,243

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 43,243

in Total Papers Downloads

2,510

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (13)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Introduction: The 'What' and 'Why' of Constitutional Dialogue

Downloads 463 (99,331)

Introduction: The 'What' and 'Why' of Constitutional Dialogue

LSE Legal Studies Working Paper No. 21/2019, Queen's University Legal Research Paper
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Dec 2019
Geoffrey Sigalet, Grégoire Webber and Rosalind Dixon
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies, Queen's University - Faculty of Law and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice
Downloads 463 (133,532)

Abstract:

Loading...

2.

The Truck and the Brakes: Understanding the Charter's Limitations and Notwithstanding Clauses Symmetrically

(2022) 105 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 194-227
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Jun 2022
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 403 (158,708)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

limitations clause, section 1, notwithstanding clause, section 33, proportionality, rights, construction, specificationism

3.

Legislated Rights as Trumps: Why the Notwithstanding Clause Overrides Judicial Review

(2023) 61:1 Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4254342
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2024
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 380 (169,524)

Abstract:

Loading...

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4, 0 License, Citation Information Citation Information

4.

Justice(s) Out of Office: Principles for Former Judges

(2021) 46:2 Queen's Law Journal
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2021
Mark Mancini and Geoffrey Sigalet
Thompson Rivers University - Faculty of Law and McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 227 (290,819)

Abstract:

Loading...

former judges, restrictions, exemptions, practicing law, democracy, the Rule of Law, legal ethics

5.

The Frontiers of Nullification and Anticommandeering: Federalism and Extrajudicial Constitutional Interpretation

Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 May 2024
Jesse Hartery and Geoffrey Sigalet
University of Melbourne, Law School and McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 211 (311,952)

Abstract:

Loading...

comparative federalism; Canadian federalism; extrajudicial constitutional interpretation; nullification; anticommandeering

6.

American Rights Jurisprudence Through Canadian Eyes

23:1 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 125 (2021)
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 03 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2021
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 202 (325,001)

Abstract:

Loading...

proportionality, tiers of scrutiny, rights as trumps, absolute rights, dialogue, U.S. bill of rights, Canada, Charter of Rights, Jamal Greene, Vicki Jackson, RFRA, Employment Division v. Smith, City of Boerne v. Flores

7.

On Dialogue and Domination

Constitutional Dialogue: Democracy, Rights, Institutions, Geoffrey Sigalet, Grégoire Webber, & Rosalind Dixon eds. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018) , Stanford Public Law Working Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Jul 2018
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 149 (425,219)

Abstract:

Loading...

dialogue, rights, freedom, republicanism, non-domination, political justice, construction, liquidation, interruption, interrogation, proportionality

8.

Dialogue and Distrust: John Hart Ely and the Canadian Charter

Dialogue and Distrust: John Hart Ely and the Canadian Charter” (2021) 19(2) International Journal of Constitutional Law 1-17.
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 02 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2021
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 113 (532,317)

Abstract:

Loading...

Ely, Charter, process theory, judicial review, equality rights, Monahan, Dixon dialogue

9.

Between Populism and Juristocracy: The Republicanism of Rainer Knopff

Canadian Journal of Political Science
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 105 (558,479)

Abstract:

Loading...

Rainer Knopff, Canadian Charter Rights, Republicanism, Inclusive Legal Positivism

10.

Proportionality's Reductio Ad Monitum

Review of Constitutional Studies/Revue d’études constitutionnelles Vol. 23 Issue. 2 2018
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Oct 2019
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 89 (623,094)

Abstract:

Loading...

Paul Yowell, proportionality, rights, constitutional design, interpretation, originalism, textualism

11.

Hamilton's fear: Republican judicial review and the separation of complicit powers

European Journal of Political Theory, 0[10.1177/14748851251314735]
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Feb 2025
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 64 (751,052)

Abstract:

Loading...

12.

Notwithstanding Judicial Review: Legal and Political Reasons Why Courts Should Not Review Laws Invoking Section 33

in Peter L. Biro, ed., The Notwithstanding and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Reforms and Controversies (Montreal & Kingston: McGill–Queen’s University Press, 2024)  168-183
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Oct 2024
Geoffrey Sigalet
McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 63 (757,295)

Abstract:

Loading...

13.

Equally Sovereign: Alberta and the New Provincial Rights Movement

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 May 2025
Jesse Hartery and Geoffrey Sigalet
University of Melbourne, Law School and McGill Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Downloads 41 (945,718)

Abstract:

Loading...

Extrajudicial constitutional interpretation, Alberta Sovereignty Act, Canadian federalism