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Judges

2006

Canada

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Appointment Of Justice Marshall Rothstein To The Supreme Court Of Canada, Peter W. Hogg Jul 2006

Appointment Of Justice Marshall Rothstein To The Supreme Court Of Canada, Peter W. Hogg

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Peter Hogg, a constitutional law scholar, was retained by the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs to provide advice to the Ad Hoc Committee to Review a Nominee for the Supreme Court of Canada as to its procedures. His account of the public hearing provides an insider's viewpoint of the historic process undertaken for the appointment of Justice Rothstein. His opening remarks to the committee, appended to this commentary, set out the parameters of questioning for the hearing, but raise additional questions with regard to the appropriate limits of judicial speech.


A New Era In The Selection Of Supreme Court Judges?, Jacob Ziegel Jul 2006

A New Era In The Selection Of Supreme Court Judges?, Jacob Ziegel

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

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Parliamentary Scrutiny Of Supreme Court Nominees: A View From The United Kingdom, Kate Malleson Jul 2006

Parliamentary Scrutiny Of Supreme Court Nominees: A View From The United Kingdom, Kate Malleson

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Research Note: All But One: Solo Dissents On The Modern Supreme Court Of Canada, Christine M. Joseph Jul 2006

Research Note: All But One: Solo Dissents On The Modern Supreme Court Of Canada, Christine M. Joseph

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

It can be argued that the exercise of solo dissent on the Supreme Court of Canada is judicial disagreement at its apex-a single judge sitting on the highest court in the nation breaking away from his or her colleagues who have purportedly "gotten it wrong." By examining the practice of solo dissent in the Supreme Court of Canada over the last three decades, this research note provides insight into this unique form of judicial disagreement. Through construction of a typology of solo dissents, and by providing answers to important questions, such as how often judges render solo dissents and whether …


The Serendipitous Solution To The Problem Of Supreme Court Appointments, Peter Mccormick Jul 2006

The Serendipitous Solution To The Problem Of Supreme Court Appointments, Peter Mccormick

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

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