Robert J Sharpe
Biographic Data
| ID | 6005455 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert J Sharpe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert J |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharpe |
| SIGNATURE | SHARPE R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Court of Appeal for Ontario, Toronto, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
My Life in the Law
An insightful memoir from a man who actively participated in the transformation of Canadian law over the last half-century as a lawyer, scholar, and judge, Robert J. Sharpe’s story is one of indomitable passion for the law.
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII
Drawing on engaging case studies, Essays in the History of Canadian Law brings the law to life. The contributors to this collection provide rich historical and social context for each case, unravelling the process of legal decision-making and explaining the impact of the law on the people involved in legal disputes. Examining the law not simply as legislation and institutions, but as discourse, practice, symbols, rhetoric, and language, the book'…
Interim remedies and constitutional rights
Interim remedies are granted before the court has been able to come to a final determination of the issues raised by the case. Canadian courts are reluctant to grant interim remedies that would restrain the application of a constitutionally challenged law. Ordinarily, the public interest in the orderly administration of duly enacted laws has been found to prevail over the claimant’s right to interim protection of a claimed constitutional right. T…
The Persons Case
"On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, England's reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled that women were eligible for appointment to Canada's Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women from Canada's upper house and the idea that the meaning of the constitution could not change with time. The Persons Case considers the case in its political and social context and exami…
Brian Dickson
Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period
A Comment on David Beatty's 'a Conservative's Court
David Beatty's article 'A Conservative's Court: The Politicization of Law deplores the recent Charter record of the Supreme Court of Canada, and urges the judiciary to embrace a theory of judicial review elaborated at greater length in Beatty's oddly titled, unorthodox, but engaging book Talking Heads and the Supremes. Believing that he has identified the method of adjudicating Charter claims that best reflects the meaning, purpose, and 'inner lo…
Teaching Procedures
Commercial Expression and the Charter
The Law of Damages
Constricting Federal Court Jurisdiction
The Law of Habeas Corpus in Canada
Interim remedies and constitutional rights
Interim remedies are granted before the court has been able to come to a final determination of the issues raised by the case. Canadian courts are reluctant to grant interim remedies that would restrain the application of a constitutionally challenged law. Ordinarily, the public interest in the orderly administration of duly enacted laws has been found to prevail over the claimant’s right to interim protection of a claimed constitutional right. T…
Teaching Procedures
The Law of Habeas Corpus in Canada
Constricting Federal Court Jurisdiction
The Law of Damages
Commercial Expression and the Charter
A Comment on David Beatty's 'a Conservative's Court
David Beatty's article 'A Conservative's Court: The Politicization of Law deplores the recent Charter record of the Supreme Court of Canada, and urges the judiciary to embrace a theory of judicial review elaborated at greater length in Beatty's oddly titled, unorthodox, but engaging book Talking Heads and the Supremes. Believing that he has identified the method of adjudicating Charter claims that best reflects the meaning, purpose, and 'inner lo…
Teaching Procedures
Brian Dickson
Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period
The Persons Case
"On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, England's reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled that women were eligible for appointment to Canada's Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women from Canada's upper house and the idea that the meaning of the constitution could not change with time. The Persons Case considers the case in its political and social context and exami…
Interim remedies and constitutional rights
Interim remedies are granted before the court has been able to come to a final determination of the issues raised by the case. Canadian courts are reluctant to grant interim remedies that would restrain the application of a constitutionally challenged law. Ordinarily, the public interest in the orderly administration of duly enacted laws has been found to prevail over the claimant’s right to interim protection of a claimed constitutional right. T…
Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII
Drawing on engaging case studies, Essays in the History of Canadian Law brings the law to life. The contributors to this collection provide rich historical and social context for each case, unravelling the process of legal decision-making and explaining the impact of the law on the people involved in legal disputes. Examining the law not simply as legislation and institutions, but as discourse, practice, symbols, rhetoric, and language, the book'…
My Life in the Law
An insightful memoir from a man who actively participated in the transformation of Canadian law over the last half-century as a lawyer, scholar, and judge, Robert J. Sharpe’s story is one of indomitable passion for the law.
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Law, logistics, and international trade (4 works) · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies (4 works) · Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · Constitution (3 works) · Criminal Law and Evidence (3 works) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (3 works) · Business (2 works)