Seeking the Court’s Advice : The Politics of the Canadian Reference Power Hardback
by Kate Puddister
Part of the Law and Society series
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Can Parliament legalize same-sex marriage? Can Quebec unilaterally secede from Canada? Can the federal government create a national firearms registry?
Each of these questions is contentious and deeply political, and each was addressed by a court in a reference case, not by elected policy makers. Reference cases allow governments to obtain an advisory opinion from a court without a live dispute and opposing litigants – and governments often wield this power strategically.
Through a reference case, elected officials can insert the courts and the judiciary into political debates that can be both contentious and normative.
Seeking the Court’s Advice is the first in-depth study of the reference power, drawing on over two hundred reference cases from 1875 to 2017.
With novel insight and analysis, Kate Puddister demonstrates that the actual outcome of a reference case – win or lose – is often secondary to the political benefits that can be attained from relying on courts through the reference power.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:290 pages, 3 charts, 8 tables
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2019
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- ISBN:9780774861106
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:290 pages, 3 charts, 8 tables
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780774861106
