Supreme Court of Canada
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The Supreme Court’s Leaves (Or Lack Thereof)
The Supreme Court has gone yet another week without granting leave to any cases. I am not an empiricist, and this is not something I’ve been tracking, but I gather that the Supreme Court has granted leave to less cases over time in general (not to suggest that this week is particularly representative of anything). Continue reading
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Still Keeping It Complicated
The Supreme Court tries to bring more rigour to constitutional interpretation and takes a step towards textualism, but won’t admit it Continue reading
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Immuring Dicey’s Ghost
The Senate Reform Reference and constitutional conventions Continue reading
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Tout nouveau, tout beau?
Ce que dit, et ce que ne dit pas, l’arrêt Vavilov, pour nos lecteurs francophones Continue reading
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Day 10: Bruce Ryder
Riding the waves of ascendant normative currents Continue reading
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Day Eight: Anna Su
University of Toronto There are many reasons for judges (especially at the highest court) to write separate dissenting opinions. The first, in my view, is that it sets forth clear positions on the major legal issues of the day, ready to be taken on anew in a future judgment. In that sense, it is the Continue reading
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Day Two: Kerri A. Froc
The Power of Saying No Continue reading
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It’s That Time of the Year
Announcing the second edition of Double Aspect’s 12 Days of Christmas symposium Continue reading
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