Lorne Sossin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4987301 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorne Sossin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorne |
| FAMILY NAME | Sossin |
| SIGNATURE | SOSSIN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Middle Income Access to Justice
Independence and accountability in public and private governance
While it is often claimed that the efficacy of accountability officers depends on their independence, the issue of “independence” is fraught with ambiguity: who needs to be independent from whom? This article considers the relationship between independence and accountability from both public and private legal perspectives. We identify three areas for improvement in public sector ethics. First, avenues for civil recovery following misconduct by pu…
Courts, Administrative Agencies, and the Constitution
This chapter sets out the constitutional foundation for courts and administrative agencies in Canada. It examines the constitutional foundations for Canadian courts, including Canada’s constitutional texts; unwritten constitutional principles such as judicial independence, access to justice, and the rule of law; quasi-constitutional statutes such as the Supreme Court Act; and the common law Constitution. The chapter next considers the constitutio…
Access to Justice and Beyond
This essay examines Michael Trebilcock's access to justice scholarship from his work on consumer protection in the 1970s to his 2008 Legal Aid Review. Trebilcock's approach over the years has consistently been informed by a consumer welfare perspective, including a concern that the middle class be included in access to justice initiatives, and by a broad concern with access to markets and regulatory regimes as well as to adjudication. Trebilcock'…
Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis
Foreword The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson Introduction Peter H. Russell and Lorne Sossin Part One: The Events and Their Background The 'Crisis': A Narrative Michael Valpy A Crisis Not Made in a Day Gary Levy Part Two: The Governor General's Decision to Prorogue To Prorogue or Not to Prorogue: Did the Governor General Make the Right Decision? C.E.S. (Ned) Franks The Governor General's Suspension of Parliament: Duty Done or a Perilous Precede…
A Brief Introduction of the Puzzle of Discretion
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In Search of ‘Bora's Head’
Dilemmas of Solidarity: Rethinking Distribution in the Canadian Federation
Since the rise of the Canadian welfare state in the aftermath of the Second World War, the politics of social policy and fiscal federalism have been at the centre of federal-provincial relations. Recent events have given impetus for scholars to re-examine these issues.
Tribunals and guidelines: Exploring the relationship between fairness and legitimacy in administrative decision-making
The objective of this paper is to address two questions: why do administrative tribunals such as the Immigration Refugee Board resort to developing guidelines, and what are the principles and values which legitimize these initiatives? The role of tribunals in policy-making and/or policy-implementing raises important questions. For example, to whom are tribunals accountable for the development and application of guidelines where the functions of a…
Discretion unbound: Reconciling the Charter and soft law
The issue of when, how and why the court may remedy the unconstitutional exercise of administrative discretion is largely unexplored. This study explores the relationship between discretion and the Charter and argues for a broader, more contextual approach to remedying the source of unconstitutional discretion. Guidance as to how to exercise broad discretionary authority comes in the form of “soft law,” which encompasses a variety of non‐legislat…
The Charter and Poverty: Beyond Injusticiability
The Politics of Imagination
The politics of discretion: Toward a critical theory of public administration
This article explores the possibility of critical theory as a framework for analysing public administration. Critical theory has a tradition of resisting the predominance of instrumental rationality as the building‐block for bureaucracy. The most sophisticated attempt at such an approach is the theory of communicative action developed by Jurgen Habermas. Adapting Habermas's theory to the realities of public administration in the welfare state, th…
A Brief Introduction of the Puzzle of Discretion
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button
Tribunals and guidelines: Exploring the relationship between fairness and legitimacy in administrative decision-making
The objective of this paper is to address two questions: why do administrative tribunals such as the Immigration Refugee Board resort to developing guidelines, and what are the principles and values which legitimize these initiatives? The role of tribunals in policy-making and/or policy-implementing raises important questions. For example, to whom are tribunals accountable for the development and application of guidelines where the functions of a…
Discretion unbound: Reconciling the Charter and soft law
The issue of when, how and why the court may remedy the unconstitutional exercise of administrative discretion is largely unexplored. This study explores the relationship between discretion and the Charter and argues for a broader, more contextual approach to remedying the source of unconstitutional discretion. Guidance as to how to exercise broad discretionary authority comes in the form of “soft law,” which encompasses a variety of non‐legislat…
The politics of discretion: Toward a critical theory of public administration
This article explores the possibility of critical theory as a framework for analysing public administration. Critical theory has a tradition of resisting the predominance of instrumental rationality as the building‐block for bureaucracy. The most sophisticated attempt at such an approach is the theory of communicative action developed by Jurgen Habermas. Adapting Habermas's theory to the realities of public administration in the welfare state, th…
Independence and accountability in public and private governance
While it is often claimed that the efficacy of accountability officers depends on their independence, the issue of “independence” is fraught with ambiguity: who needs to be independent from whom? This article considers the relationship between independence and accountability from both public and private legal perspectives. We identify three areas for improvement in public sector ethics. First, avenues for civil recovery following misconduct by pu…
The politics of discretion: Toward a critical theory of public administration
This article explores the possibility of critical theory as a framework for analysing public administration. Critical theory has a tradition of resisting the predominance of instrumental rationality as the building‐block for bureaucracy. The most sophisticated attempt at such an approach is the theory of communicative action developed by Jurgen Habermas. Adapting Habermas's theory to the realities of public administration in the welfare state, th…
The Politics of Imagination
The Charter and Poverty: Beyond Injusticiability
Discretion unbound: Reconciling the Charter and soft law
The issue of when, how and why the court may remedy the unconstitutional exercise of administrative discretion is largely unexplored. This study explores the relationship between discretion and the Charter and argues for a broader, more contextual approach to remedying the source of unconstitutional discretion. Guidance as to how to exercise broad discretionary authority comes in the form of “soft law,” which encompasses a variety of non‐legislat…
Dilemmas of Solidarity: Rethinking Distribution in the Canadian Federation
Since the rise of the Canadian welfare state in the aftermath of the Second World War, the politics of social policy and fiscal federalism have been at the centre of federal-provincial relations. Recent events have given impetus for scholars to re-examine these issues.
Tribunals and guidelines: Exploring the relationship between fairness and legitimacy in administrative decision-making
The objective of this paper is to address two questions: why do administrative tribunals such as the Immigration Refugee Board resort to developing guidelines, and what are the principles and values which legitimize these initiatives? The role of tribunals in policy-making and/or policy-implementing raises important questions. For example, to whom are tribunals accountable for the development and application of guidelines where the functions of a…
Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis
Foreword The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson Introduction Peter H. Russell and Lorne Sossin Part One: The Events and Their Background The 'Crisis': A Narrative Michael Valpy A Crisis Not Made in a Day Gary Levy Part Two: The Governor General's Decision to Prorogue To Prorogue or Not to Prorogue: Did the Governor General Make the Right Decision? C.E.S. (Ned) Franks The Governor General's Suspension of Parliament: Duty Done or a Perilous Precede…
A Brief Introduction of the Puzzle of Discretion
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button
In Search of ‘Bora's Head’
Access to Justice and Beyond
This essay examines Michael Trebilcock's access to justice scholarship from his work on consumer protection in the 1970s to his 2008 Legal Aid Review. Trebilcock's approach over the years has consistently been informed by a consumer welfare perspective, including a concern that the middle class be included in access to justice initiatives, and by a broad concern with access to markets and regulatory regimes as well as to adjudication. Trebilcock'…
Courts, Administrative Agencies, and the Constitution
This chapter sets out the constitutional foundation for courts and administrative agencies in Canada. It examines the constitutional foundations for Canadian courts, including Canada’s constitutional texts; unwritten constitutional principles such as judicial independence, access to justice, and the rule of law; quasi-constitutional statutes such as the Supreme Court Act; and the common law Constitution. The chapter next considers the constitutio…
Middle Income Access to Justice
Independence and accountability in public and private governance
While it is often claimed that the efficacy of accountability officers depends on their independence, the issue of “independence” is fraught with ambiguity: who needs to be independent from whom? This article considers the relationship between independence and accountability from both public and private legal perspectives. We identify three areas for improvement in public sector ethics. First, avenues for civil recovery following misconduct by pu…
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