The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution

Peter Oliver is Full Professor and Vice Dean Research in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.Patrick Macklem is the William C. Graham Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.Nathalie Des Rosiers is Full Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

• Contributors 1. Introduction by the Editors, Peter Oliver, Patrick Macklem & Nathalie Des RosiersPart I -- Constitutional History Aboriginal Legal Systems and Governance 2. Indigenous Constitutionalism: Pre-existing Legal Genealogies in CanadaJohn Borrows French-Canadians and the Constitution 3. Constitutional Debates in French Canada, 1764-1774Michel Morin1867: Confederation4. 1867: ConfederationRobert VipondThe British Constitutional Tradition5. The British Legal Tradition in Canadian Constitutional LawMark WaltersPart II - Institutions and Constitutional Change The Crown and the Executive6. The Crown in CanadaJennifer Smith & Marcella Firmini7. The Executive, the Royal Prerogative and the ConstitutionCraig ForceseThe Parliamentary System8. Political Institutions in Canada in a New EraLori Turnbull9. Parliamentary Sovereignty in CanadaJohn LovellThe Courts10. The Supreme Court of Canada and Appointment of Judges in CanadaAdam Dodek & Rosemary Cairns Way 11. Courts, Administrative Agencies and the ConstitutionLorne SossinConstitutional Amendment12. Amending the Constitution of CanadaBenoit PelletierPart III - Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Constitution Aboriginal Sovereignty13. Contending SovereigntiesJeremy WeberTreaties 14. Treaties as Constitutional AgreementsSébastien GrammondAboriginal Peoples and the Constitution Act, 198215. The Form and Substance of Aboriginal Title: Assimilation, Recognition, ReconciliationPatrick Macklem16. The Section 35 Duty to ConsultDwight Newman17. Metis Constitutional Law IssuesLarry ChartrandPart IV - Federalism Federalism in Canada18. From Dualism to Cooperative Federalism and Back?: Evolving and Competing Conceptions of Canadian FederalismJean-François Gaudreault-Desbiens & Johanne Poirier19. Key Doctrines in Canadian Legal FederalismEugénie Brouillet & Bruce Ryder20. The Spending Power in CanadaHoi KongFederalism in Context 21. Federalism and Health Care in Canada: A Troubled RomanceColleen Flood, William Lahey & Bryan Thomas22. Criminal Law in the Federal ContextMark Carter23. The Environment and Federalism (in Context)Dayna Scott24. Constitutional Aspects of Commercial LawAnita Anand25. The Exploitation of Natural Resources in the FederationLuanne Walton26. Minority Languages, Education and the ConstitutionLinda Cardinal & Pierre Foucher27. Marriage, Family and Federal ConcernsRobert Leckey and Carol Rogerson28. International Treaty-Making and Treaty ImplementationHugo Cyr & Armand de MestralPart V -- Rights and Freedoms Litigating and Interpreting the Charter29. Interpreting the CharterJoanna Harrington30. Access to Charter JusticeCarissima Mathen31. The Justification of Rights Violations: Section 1 of the CharterCharles-Maxime Panaccio32. Charter RemediesKent Roach33. The Notwithstanding Clause: Why Non-Use does not Necessarily Equate with Abiding by Judicial NormsJanet HiebertRights and Freedoms under the Charter34. Democratic RightsYasmin Dawood35. The Right to Protest, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of AssociationJamie Cameron & Nathalie Des Rosiers 36. Freedom of ReligionBenjamin Berger 37. The Right to Life, Liberty and Security of the PersonMargot Young38. The Charter and the Criminal LawDon Stuart39. Equality and Anti-discrimination: The relationship between government goals and finding discrimination in section 15Sonia Lawrence40. Social and Economic Rights in CanadaMartha Jackman & Bruce PorterPart VI - Constitutional Theory Constitutional Interpretation41. Constitutional Interpretation: On Issues of Ontology and of InterlegalityStéphane Beaulac42. The Living TreeWill WalachowConstitutional Pluralism43. Canadian Constitutional Culture: A Genealogical AccountDavid SchneidermanKey Debates in Constitutional Theory44. The Role of Theory in Canadian Constitutional LawTimothy Endicott & Peter Oliver45. Feminist Constitutionalism in CanadaBeverley Baines & Ruth Rubio-Marin46. The Politics of Constitutional Law: A Critical ApproachAllan HutchinsonThe Role of Constitutional Principles in Canadian Constitutional Law47. Constitutional Principles in the Secession ReferenceJean Leclair48. The Rule of Law, the Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence in CanadaWarren NewmanDialogue Theory and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms49. Understanding Dialogue TheoryRavi Amarnath & Peter HoggThe Canadian Constitution in a Comparative Law Perspective50. The Canadian Constitution and the WorldSujit ChoudhryTable of Cases Index

Leading scholars provide a comprehensive and deeply informed overview of Canada's Constitution - its history, its content, its gaps and infelicities, and its potential future. Readers can dip into the book to gain a foothold into deeper investigations, or sample several chapters to see the Canadian Constitution in the large. This is an essential resource for people anywhere in the world interested in Canada's constitution, or constitutionalism in general." Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard University Law School