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Double Aspect

Canadian public law and other exciting things


  • October 28, 2017

    An Originalism for North Freedonia

    Thoughts on an essay on “Originalism without Text” by Stephen Sachs ― and its relevance to Canada

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    Constitutional law, Constitutional Theory
    Canada, constitutional conventions, constitutional interpretation, history, originalism
  • October 20, 2017

    Which Principles? What Politicization?

    A response to Maxime St-Hilaire’s appeal to principle over politics at the Supreme Court of Canada

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    Constitutional law, The Justice System
    constitutional interpretation, conventions, judicial appointments, judicial review, precedent, Rule of Law, Supreme Court of Canada
  • October 19, 2017

    One’s Own Self, Like Water

    The Law Society’s demand for a “Statement of Principles” is a totalitarian values test

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    Constitutional law
    diversity, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, Law Society, lawyers, oath, regulation, totalitarianism
  • October 12, 2017

    Lawless Society of Upper Canada

    The LSUC’s attempt to make lawyers “promote diversity and inclusion” is lawless and incompatible with a free society

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    Administrative Law, Constitutional law, Legal philosophy
    diversity, Law Society, lawyers, regulation, Rule of Law, totalitarianism
  • September 19, 2017

    Not That Kind of Voting

    What New Zealand’s Electoral Commission’s attempt to boost turnout gets wrong about voting, and what we can learn from it

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    Law and economics, Law of Democracy
    elections, New Zealand, political ignorance, politics, voting
  • August 29, 2017

    Chicane de cours, bis

    La querelle constitutionnelle entre la Cour supérieure et le gouvernement du Québec mérite le sérieux, pas la dérision

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    Constitutional law, The Justice System
    cours, courts, Provincial Courts, Québec, section 96, Superior Courts
  • August 28, 2017

    The Rule against Violence

    A timely opinion on freedom of expression by Justice Miller for the Ontario Court of Appeal

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    Constitutional law
    Charter, freedom of expression, natural law, protest, violence
  • August 27, 2017

    Stupid but Constitutional

    More on why I think legislation forcing floor-crossing legislators to run in by-elections is not unconstitutional

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    Constitutional law, Law of Democracy, Uncategorized
    Charter, floor-crossing, freedom of association, parliamentary privilege, politics, transfuges
  • August 25, 2017

    A Right to Rat?

    A Manitoba MLA claims there is a Charter right to cross the floor. He is wrong.

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    Constitutional law, Law of Democracy, Uncategorized
    Charter, floor-crossing, Manitoba, politics, transfuges
  • August 8, 2017

    Polyphony

    How different constitutional orders respond to attempts at denying citizens access to adjudication

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    Constitutional law, Constitutional Theory, The Justice System
    access to justice, comparative law, empirical turn, hearing fees, judicial review, Rule of Law, UK
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