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The effect of a Charter of Rights on the policy‐making role of Canadian courts

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ID9783754
AuthorsPeter H Russell (University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume25
Issue1
Pages1-33
Publication date1982-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1754-7121.1982.tb02063.x
OpenAlexW2076068788
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited4

This paper explores the thesis that the main impact of the new constitutional Charter of Rights on the Canadian system of government is to increase the role of the judiciary in deciding how fundamental social and political values should be affected by public policy. The first part of the paper. by reviewing the significant role which trial and appeal courts already play in shaping public policy, aims at overcoming a tendency to exaggerate the change in our system of government resulting from the Charter. The second part identifies the factors which will influence the judicial response to the Charter and the policy areas in relation to which judicial interpretation will be most significant. The analysis shows that the Charter's major impacts will likely include much greater judicial supervision of police activity and centralization of policy‐making under the leadership of the Supreme Court on questions of social justice and minority‐language rights. It concludes that, while the Charter will increase Canadians' understanding of judicial policy‐making, it represents a retreat from reliance on the political process to resolve divisive social issues. Sommaire. Le présent article examine la thèse selon laquelle le principal effet de la nouvelle Charte des droits constitutionnels sur le système de gouvemement canadien sera d'accroître le rôle du pouvoir judiciaire dans la détermination de la façon dont les valeurs sociales et politiques fondamentales devraient être affectées par les politiques publiques. La première partie de l'article passe en revue Ie rôle important que jouent déjà les tribunaux et les cours d'appel, ainsi que l'influence que ces institutions exercent sur la politique publique, ceci afin de neutraliser une tendance à exagérer les changements qu'apporterait la charte à notre système de gouvernement. La seconde partie identifie les facteurs qui pourront influencer la réponse judiciairs à la charte ainsi que les domaines politiques où l'interprétation judiciaire de cette charte aura le plus d'importance. L'analyse démontre que l'adoption de la charte entraînera des conséquences importantes, qui comprendront probablement une surveillance judiciaire des activités de la police beaucoup plus développée et une centralisation, sous la direction de la Cour suprême, de l'élaboration de politiques en matière de justice sociale et de droits linguistiques des minorités. L'auteur conclut que bien que la charte permettra aux Canadiens de mieux saisir le rôle de la Cour dans l'élaboration des politiques, elle représente un recul du recours au processus politique en ce qui concerne la résolution des questions sociales contentieuses

Appeal · Charter · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Supreme court · Criminal Law and Evidence · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Ombudsman and Human Rights · Philosophy · Public Administration

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Citations per year0,44
Citation span1985 - 2018 (34)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18

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