Identity's Importance: Reflections of - and on - Diversity
The Canadian Bar Review, Vol. 80, pp. 604-619, 2001
8 Pages Posted: 21 Aug 2009
Date Written: 2001
Abstract
The Supreme Court plays a significant role in reflecting upon, shaping and participating in the ongoing development of our identities as members of diverse communities in Canada. One among many guiding influences in our everyday lives, the Court adopts a variety of approaches, found in both pre- and post-Charter jurisprudence, to inter-community relations and issues related to identity. A model of ongoing participation and interplay between community expectations and the Court's adjudicative responsibilities best describes the Court's potential within a dynamic and constantly developing framework for how we live together.
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