politics
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Not as Advertised
Legislative debates leading to Saskatchewan’s use of the notwithstanding clause show little interest in constitutional rights Continue reading
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The Public Good Trap
Why thinking that the public good is the measure of law and politics is a mistake Continue reading
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Disinformation by Omission
Additional thoughts on the futility of regulatory responses to mis- and disinformation Continue reading
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Common Factionalism
The political rhetoric of the common good is poorly disguised factionalism, which the thinkers in whose name it is being advanced would have abhorred Continue reading
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The UK Way
What a recent decision of the UK Supreme Court can teach us about courts, legislatures, and rights Continue reading
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The Politics of Law
Is law truly just a function of politics? Should it be? Continue reading
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Of Malice and Men
Double Aspect responds to attacks on another scholar Continue reading
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On John Willis and the Pesky Politics of Administrative Law
John Willis was and is considered one of Canada’s most important administrative law academics. As a student of administrative law and the law of judicial review, one cannot skip Willis’ classic works, like his books “The Parliamentary Powers of English Government Departments” and “Canadian Boards at Work”—and his caustic papers, including his attack on the Continue reading
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Telling People Whom to Vote for
An illiberal community seeks to dictate its members’ votes. How can, and should, the law respond ― and quite how different are liberal democracies anyway? Continue reading
Double Aspect 