Michael Pal
Biographic Data
| ID | 5756311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Pal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Pal |
| SIGNATURE | PAL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Democracy and the Notwithstanding Clause
This article focuses on the relationship between democracy and the notwithstanding clause in s.33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . A number of scholars argue that s.33 is inherently ‘democratic’, as it is an assertion of legislative supremacy. The most influential such theory is Jeremy Waldron’s. This article offers a democracy-based critique of Waldron’s democracy-based account of the notwithstanding clause. The argument that the…
Constitutional Design of Electoral Governance in Federal States
This article explores the constitutional politics of electoral governance in federations by focusing on the role of election commissions, drawing mainly on examples from Asia. All democracies face the challenge of insulating electoral governance from interference and capture. Compared to unitary states, federations confront the additional dilemma of how to disperse authority over electoral governance across multiple orders of government. Federal …
Third party political participation and anti‐collusion rules
One of the enduring questions regarding third parties is how to prevent collusion between them and political parties. Collusion raises the spectre of third parties being used as vehicles to evade the spending and contribution limits imposed on political parties. I will argue in this article that federal election laws are inadequate at deterring collusion. The episode involving the “HarperPAC” and similar groups around the 2015 election helped to …
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Third party political participation and anti‐collusion rules
One of the enduring questions regarding third parties is how to prevent collusion between them and political parties. Collusion raises the spectre of third parties being used as vehicles to evade the spending and contribution limits imposed on political parties. I will argue in this article that federal election laws are inadequate at deterring collusion. The episode involving the “HarperPAC” and similar groups around the 2015 election helped to …
Constitutional Design of Electoral Governance in Federal States
This article explores the constitutional politics of electoral governance in federations by focusing on the role of election commissions, drawing mainly on examples from Asia. All democracies face the challenge of insulating electoral governance from interference and capture. Compared to unitary states, federations confront the additional dilemma of how to disperse authority over electoral governance across multiple orders of government. Federal …
Democracy and the Notwithstanding Clause
This article focuses on the relationship between democracy and the notwithstanding clause in s.33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . A number of scholars argue that s.33 is inherently ‘democratic’, as it is an assertion of legislative supremacy. The most influential such theory is Jeremy Waldron’s. This article offers a democracy-based critique of Waldron’s democracy-based account of the notwithstanding clause. The argument that the…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (2 works) · Law and economics (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Canadian Policy and Governance (1 works) · Charter (1 works) · Collusion (1 works)