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Author
Title
The Courts / Ian Greene.
Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2007]
Copyright
©2006
Description
1 online resource (200 p.) : 3 b&w illustrations.
Series
Canadian democratic audit.
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Canada's Courts in Context
Public Participation in the Justice System
Inclusiveness
Responsiveness of Courts to Expectations: Independence, Behaviour, and Administration
Responsiveness of Judicial Decisions to Canadian Democracy
The Courts and Democracy
Discussion Questions
Additional Reading
Works Cited
Index
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Canada's Courts in Context
Public Participation in the Justice System
Inclusiveness
Responsiveness of Courts to Expectations: Independence, Behaviour, and Administration
Responsiveness of Judicial Decisions to Canadian Democracy
The Courts and Democracy
Discussion Questions
Additional Reading
Works Cited
Index
Summary
Academic and policy circles have been abuzz lately over whether unelected and unaccountable judges should play as great a role in policy making as they currently do. It was Canada's Supreme Court, for example, that decided in 2002 to extend voting rights to all prisoners. And when Parliament changed the definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples in 2005, it was reacting to decisions of provincial appeal courts. To understand this debate we need to appreciate the fundamentals of how courts operate. The Courts provides a well-informed account of the judicial system and its place in democratic life. Ian Greene offers an insider's perspective on the role of judges, lawyers, and expert witnesses; the cost of litigation; the representativeness of juries; legal aid issues; and questions of jury reform. He also examines judicial activism in the wider context of public participation in courts administration and judicial selection and of how responsive the courts are to the expectations of Canadian citizens. The Courts moves its examination of the judicial system beyond the well-trodden topics of judicial appointment, discipline, independence, and review to consider the ways in which courts affect daily life in terms of democratic principles. Although courts are often viewed as elitist and unaccountable, they are more valuable aspect of democratic practice than most citizens realize.
Language Note
In English.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)
Location
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Title is part of eBook package: ACUP Upgrade eBook-Package pre 2010 De Gruyter
Title is part of eBook package: University of British Columbia eBook-Package 2013-2000 De Gruyter
Access Note
restricted access (http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec) online access with authorization
Alternate Title
DeGruyter online
Language
English
ISBN
9780774855150
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