By the Court : Anonymous Judgments at the Supreme Court of Canada / Marc D. Zanoni, Peter McCormick.
2019
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Title
By the Court : Anonymous Judgments at the Supreme Court of Canada / Marc D. Zanoni, Peter McCormick.
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Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2019]
Copyright
©2019
Description
1 online resource (268 p.) : 14 tables, 5 charts.
Series
Law and Society.
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction
What Are By the Court Decisions?
The Supreme Court of Canada Takes to the Constitutional Stage
Why Decision Presentation Formats Matter
The Road to By the Court Decisions
Originality: Nothing to Copy
Uniqueness: A Global Common Law Survey
Early History: The "Minor Tradition"
Emergence: The Birth of the "Grand Tradition"
The Modern By the Court Decisions
Inventory and Chronology of Decisions
A Typology of Decisions
Why These Cases?
Conclusion
The Meaning and Future of the By the Court Format
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction
What Are By the Court Decisions?
The Supreme Court of Canada Takes to the Constitutional Stage
Why Decision Presentation Formats Matter
The Road to By the Court Decisions
Originality: Nothing to Copy
Uniqueness: A Global Common Law Survey
Early History: The "Minor Tradition"
Emergence: The Birth of the "Grand Tradition"
The Modern By the Court Decisions
Inventory and Chronology of Decisions
A Typology of Decisions
Why These Cases?
Conclusion
The Meaning and Future of the By the Court Format
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Summary
Any court watcher knows that the Supreme Court of Canada delivers some of its major constitutional judgments in a "By the Court" format. The abandonment of the common law tradition of attributing decisions to individual judges in favour of an anonymous and unanimous approach is unique among Western democracies. By the Court is the first major study of these unanimous and anonymous decisions and features a complete inventory, chronology, and typology of these cases. Some significant examples include the Secession of Quebec reference and the Carter decision on assisted suicide. Peter McCormick and Marc Zanoni also ask where and why the idea emerged and whether it signals a genuinely collegial authorship or simply masks the dominance of the Chief Justice. Ultimately, By the Court explores the purposes and potential future of "By the Court," framing this practice as the most dramatic form of a modern style that highlights the institution and downplays individual contributions.
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In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Language
English
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9780774861731
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