ix, 476 p. ; 24 cm

"Adding to the 16 Charter cases included in The Court and the Constitution, this companion volume features 31 edited Charter decisions accompanied by commentary and analysis. Discussion questions are provided for each of these landmark cases to help facilitate classroom debate and further study, and an introductory essay examines the significance of the Charter over the last quarter century, and its role in Canadian politics and law."

Includes the text of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Includes bibliographical references: p. 473-476

PART ONE: The Pre-Charter Era -- 1. The Alberta Press Case, 1938 -- 2. Attorney General of Canada v. Lavell and Bedard, 1974 -- PART TWO: Fundamental Freedoms -- 3. Big M Drug Mart Ltd. v. The Queen, 1985 -- 4. Quebec v. Ford et al. (Quebec Sign Case), 1988 -- 5. R. v. Keegstra, 1990 -- 6. R. v. Butler, 1992 -- 7. RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 1995 -- 8. Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys 2006 -- PART THREE: Labour Rights -- 9. Alberta Labour Reference, 1987 -- 10. Health Services and Support--FSBA v. British Columbia, 2007 -- PART FOUR: Democratic Rights -- 11. Sauvé v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2002 -- 12. Harper v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004 -- PART FIVE: Legal Rights -- 13. Reference re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, 1985 -- 14. The Queen v. Oakes, 1986 -- 15. Morgentaler v. The Queen, 1988 -- 16. R. v. Seaboyer, 1991 -- 17. R. v. Daviault, 1994 -- 18. R. v. Mills, 1999 -- 19. United States v. Burns, 2001 -- 20. Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 -- PART SIX: Social and Economic Rights -- 21. Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2002 -- 22. Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 -- PART SEVEN: Remedies -- 23. R. v. Collins, 1987 -- 24. R. v. Askov, 1990 -- PART EIGHT: Equality Rights -- 25. Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, 1989 -- 26. Law v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), 1999 -- 27. M v. H., 1999 -- 28. Auton v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2004 -- 29. Newfoundland (Treasury Board) v. N.A.P.E., 2004 -- 30. Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, 2004 -- PART NINE: Language Rights -- 31. Mahe v. Alberta, 1990 -- Appendix: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982

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