{"product_id":"legislating-under-the-charter-emmett-macfarlane-9781487554538","title":"Legislating Under the Charter: Parliament, Executive Power, and Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLegislating under the Charter\u003c\/em\u003e explores how governments and Parliament justify limitations on rights when advancing laws that raise rights concerns or when responding to judicial decisions under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an analysis of legislation concerning criminal justice policy, the approval of new safe consumption sites, sex work, and medical assistance in dying, the book provides a detailed analysis of the extent and nature of parliamentary deliberation about rights, the extent to which government initiatives are properly scrutinized, and the broader institutional relationships under the Charter. The authors draw from a host of qualitative data, including research interviews and examination of judicial decisions, various bills under study, Hansard debates from the floor of the House of Commons, committee and Senate scrutiny of legislation, bureaucratic advice and Charter statements by the department of justice, and news media coverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a set of concrete reform proposals to improve the transparency and accountability of executive and bureaucratic vetting processes, and to strengthen the role of Parliament in upholding constitutional values and holding the government to account. In doing so, \u003ci\u003eLegislating under the Charter\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to the broader comparative scholarship on models of judicial review, morality policy, policy change, and constitutionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emmett MacFarlane, Janet Hiebert, Anna Drake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487554532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487554538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.71d","brand":"Emmett MacFarlane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070154961151,"sku":"9781487554538","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8313785-9d0e-44c4-9194-bbdc4158dcff.jpg?v=1685428681","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/legislating-under-the-charter-emmett-macfarlane-9781487554538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}