Beverley McLachlin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4978604 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beverley McLachlin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beverley |
| FAMILY NAME | McLachlin |
| SIGNATURE | MCLACHLIN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Canadian Criminal Justice Association |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bills of Rights in Common Law Countries
On 17 April 2002, Canada will mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of its bill of rights—the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. At the time, it seemed a momentous event to many, a strange thing to do. True, Canada was a bi-jural country, thanks to Quebec and the Civil Code. Nevertheless, the rest of the country sat solidly in the common law tradition. Codes, or so we thought, were anathema to common law systems that prided themselves on protect…
The Charter
The Honourable Madame Justice McLachlin. in this transcript of her presentation of the Weir Memorial Lecture, discusses the fundamental change in the role of the Canadian courts brought about the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and how they should go about discharging the new responsibilities which the Charter has placed upon them. Madame Justice McLachlin begins by considering the previously unlitigable range of social an…
The Charter
The Honourable Madame Justice McLachlin. in this transcript of her presentation of the Weir Memorial Lecture, discusses the fundamental change in the role of the Canadian courts brought about the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and how they should go about discharging the new responsibilities which the Charter has placed upon them. Madame Justice McLachlin begins by considering the previously unlitigable range of social an…
Bills of Rights in Common Law Countries
On 17 April 2002, Canada will mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of its bill of rights—the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. At the time, it seemed a momentous event to many, a strange thing to do. True, Canada was a bi-jural country, thanks to Quebec and the Civil Code. Nevertheless, the rest of the country sat solidly in the common law tradition. Codes, or so we thought, were anathema to common law systems that prided themselves on protect…
The Charter
The Honourable Madame Justice McLachlin. in this transcript of her presentation of the Weir Memorial Lecture, discusses the fundamental change in the role of the Canadian courts brought about the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and how they should go about discharging the new responsibilities which the Charter has placed upon them. Madame Justice McLachlin begins by considering the previously unlitigable range of social an…
Bills of Rights in Common Law Countries
On 17 April 2002, Canada will mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of its bill of rights—the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. At the time, it seemed a momentous event to many, a strange thing to do. True, Canada was a bi-jural country, thanks to Quebec and the Civil Code. Nevertheless, the rest of the country sat solidly in the common law tradition. Codes, or so we thought, were anathema to common law systems that prided themselves on protect…
Charter (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Bill of rights (1 work) · Civil law (Civil law (1 work) · Common law (1 work) · Comparative and International Law Studies (1 work) · Constitution (1 work)