Incorporating Common Law into the Constitution of Canada
Egale v. Canada and the Status of Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7095098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Walters (0000-0003-0915-7840, corresponding author), Mark D Walters |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-113 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Osgoode Hall law journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-6185 • E-ISSN: 2817-5069 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.60082/2817-5069.1431 |
| OpenAlex | W2581140645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada raise complicated questions about the relationship between the common law and the Constitution. In particular, a distinction may now be drawn between constitutional common law concepts that are "incorporated" by the Constitution and those that are "free-standing" or "text-emergent." The author explores the significance of these distinctions by examining the argument, accepted in the recent case of EGALE V. Canada, that the reference to marriage in section 91(26) of the Constitution serves to incorporate the common law definition of marriage into the Constitution, thus preventing federal or provincial legislation from legalizing same-sex marriages
Argument (complex analysis · Business · Common law · Constitution · Constitutional law · Legislation · Political science · Section (typography · Sociology · Supreme court · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Legal Systems and Judicial Processes · Medicine · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |