Legal Thoughts & Theory

This volume dedicates itself to the legacy of The Honourable Justice Marshall Rothstein, who became a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2006 and retired in 2015.

This volume is a collection of papers that provides analytical commentary on the issues related to community and institutional aspects of religious freedom.

This sole-contributor volume analyzes the theory and practice of stare decisis (the legal principle of determining points of law according to precedent) in the Supreme Court of Canada, focusing on its role, function, and development in constitutional adjudication under the Charter.

This collection of papers, developed out of Canadian Constitution Foundation's Annual Conference 2015, takes a critical review of recent constitutional law developments in a number of controversial issues of national concern.

The nine papers included in this special volume examine emerging issues, themes and controversies within the Canadian Law of Obligations, loosely organized around the theme of access to justice.

This Year-In-Review volume comprises papers reviewing groundbreaking Supreme Court of Canada's 2016-2017 decisions in criminal law, intellectual property, the law of evidence, and recent developments in the legal profession, along with case comments and special essays.

The advent of the coronavirus crisis has complicated the issue of liability for frontline workers, especially first responders. This volume offers a comprehensive look at this relevant – and evolving – topic.

This Year-In-Review volume comprises 7 papers reviewing groundbreaking Supreme Court of Canada's 2014-2015 decisions in class actions law, criminal law, intellectual property, and the law of evidence, along with case comments and special essays.

Grounded on the intuition that the legal profession supports the rule of law, these 6 papers examine the historical perspective on threats to the rule of law, the sufficiency of the current Canadian legal framework to support this ideal and how the principle of stare decisis as observed by the Supreme Court of Canada undermines the spirit of the rule of law.

This special volume of 15 papers celebrates the 150th anniversary of Canada's Constitutional Act by examining the role of the court in the development of three areas fundamental to the nation: Canadian federalism, the Charter of Rights, and Private Law.