Judicial Appointment in a Free and Democratic Society: The Supreme Court of Canada


 

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Articles

F.C. DeCoste, “Political Corruption, Judicial Selection and the Rule of Law” (2000) 38 Alta. L. Rev. 654

Richard Devlin, A. Wayne MacKay & Natasha Kim, “Reducing the Democratic Deficit: Representation, Diversity and the Canadian Judiciary, or Towards a ‘Triple P' Judiciary” (2000) 38 Alta L. Rev. 734

K.D. Ewing, “A Theory of Democratic Adjudication: Towards a Representative, Accountable and Independent Judiciary” (2000) 38 Alta. L. Rev. 708

W.R. Lederman, “Current Proposals for Reform of the Supreme Court of Canada.” In Lederman, ed. Continuing Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas (Toronto: Butterworths: 1981)

W.R. Lederman, “Thoughts on Reform of the Supreme Court of Canada.” In Lederman, ed. Continuing Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas (Toronto: Butterworths: 1981)

Preston Manning, “A ‘B' For Prof. RussellPolicy Options Vol. 20 No. 3 (April 1999)

F.L. Morton, “Judicial Appointments in Post- Charter Canada: A System in Transition.” (Conference on the Selection of Judges and Judicial Activism, London School of Economics, 29 January 2004) (unpublished)

Ed Ratushny, Confirmation Hearings For Supreme Court of Canada Appointments: Not a Good Idea! in Pierre Thibault et . al. eds., Essays In Honour Of Gérald-A. Beaudoin : The Challenges Of Constitutionalism (Cowansville, Québec: Editions Y. Blais, 2002)

Peter H. Russell, “Constitutional Reform of the Judicial Branch: Symbolic vs. Operational Considerations” (1984) 17 Can. J. Pol. Sc. 227

Peter H. Russell, “Reform's Judicial AgendaPolicy Options Vol. 20 No. 3 (April 1999)

Peter H. Russell, “The Supreme Court Proposals in the Meech Lake Accords” Canadian Public Policy 14 (September 1988)

G.M. Stirling, “A Symposium on the Appointment of Judges.” In F.L. Morton, ed. Law, Politics and the Judicial Process in Canada (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1990)

Lorraine Weinrib, "Appointing Judges to the Supreme Court of Canada in the Charter Era: A Study of Institutional Function and Design" in Appointing Judges : Philosophy, Politics and Practice : Papers (Toronto: Ontario Law Reform Commission, 1991)

Jacob Ziegel , “Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada.” Constitutional Forum Vol. 5 No. 1 (Fall 1994)

Jacob Ziegel , “Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada: The Time is Ripe for Change.Canadian Issues (Spring 2000) (full-text available to U of T community via my.access only)

Jacob Ziegel “Disrobe this process Let's update our 19th-century system for appointing Supreme Court judges and make it transparentThe Globe and Mail ( November 27, 2003 )

Jacob Ziegel, “Merit Selection and Democratization of Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada.” Choices Vol. 5 No. 2 , (June 1999) (Institute for Research on Public Policy)

Jacob Ziegel, “Sélection au mérite et démocratisation des nominations à la Cour suprême du Canada.” Choices Vol. 5 No. 2 (June 1999) (Institut de recherche en politiques publiques)

Reports

Keith Banting, “Federalism and the Supreme Court of Canada: Competing Bases of Legitimation,” in Appointing Judges: Philosophy, Politics and Practice (Toronto: Ontario Law Reform Commission, 1991)

S.I. Bushnell, "The Appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court of Canada: Past, Present, and Future," in Judicial Selection in Canada: Discussion Papers and Reports (Canadian Association of Law Teachers Special Committee on the Appointment of Judges, 1987)

Canadian Bar Association, “Supreme Court of Canada Appointments Process” (Submission to Standing Committee on Justice) March 25, 2004

Lorraine Eisenstat Weinrib, “Apointing Judges to the Supreme Court of Canada in the Charter Era: A Study in Institutional Function and Design,” in Appointing Judges: Philosophy, Politics and Practice (Toronto: Ontario Law Reform Commission, 1991)

Report of the Canadian Bar Association on the Appointment of Judges in Canada (Ottawa: Canadian Bar Foundation, 1985)

Jennifer Smith, “Executive Appointment of the Judiciary: A Reconsideration.” In “Federalism and the Supreme Court of Canada: Competing Bases of Legitimation,” in Appointing Judges: Philosophy, Politics and Practice (Toronto: Ontario Law Reform Commission, 1991)

Books

David Beatty, Talking Heads and the Supremes (Toronto: Carswell, 1990)

Martin L. Friedland, A Place Apart: Judicial Independence and Accountability in Canada (Ottawa: Canadian Judicial Council, 1995)

Paul Howe and Peter H. Russell, Judicial Power and Canadian Democracy
(Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001)

Peter McCormick and Ian Greene, Judges and Judging: Inside the Canadian Judicial System (James Lormier & Co, 1990).

Peter H. Russell, The Judiciary in Canada: The Third Branch of Government (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1987)

Paul Weiler, In the Last Resort: A Critical Study of the Supreme Court of Canada (Toronto: Carswell, 1974)