A Theory of the Charter
(1987) 25 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 701-47
48 Pages Posted: 4 Jul 2012 Last revised: 4 Mar 2019
Date Written: 1987
Abstract
This paper criticizes the standard judicially-oriented model of the Charter and develops a new “coordinate” model, which assigns greater significance to the decisions of the legislative and executive branches.
Keywords: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadian Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Override Clause, Notwithstanding Clause
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Slattery, Brian, A Theory of the Charter (1987). (1987) 25 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 701-47, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2012649
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