Democracy, Canadian, Political Science, Public Affairs & Policy, Canadian Constitution Law, Constitutional law 

"Chiefly papers originally presented at Guiding the Rule of Law into the 21st Century, a conference held Apr. 16-17, 1999 at the University of Ottawa." - Voila 

Content:
Judicial politics in Canada: patterns and trends / Frederick Vaughan -- A British bill of rights: incorporating the European convention on human rights / Kate Malleson -- Courts, legislatures and executives in the post-charter era / Hon. Bertha Wilson -- The activist constitution / Lorraine Eisenstat Weinrib -- Courts don't make good compromises / Rainer Knopff -- The charter and legitimization of judicial activism / Sebastien Lebel-Grenier -- The provincial court judges case and extended judicial control / Pierre Patenaude -- The charter dialogue between courts and legislatures / Peter W. Hogg and Allison A. Thornston -- Dialogue or monologue? / F.L. Morton -- Reform's judicial agenda / Peter H. Russell -- A "B" for prof. Russell / E. Preston Manning.
Merit selection and democratization of appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada / Jacob S. Ziegel -- Wrestling with rights: judges, parliment and the making of social policy / Janet L. Hiebert -- Interest group litigation and Canadian democracy / Gregory Hein -- Public opinion and Canada's courts / Joseph F. Fletcher and Paul Howe -- Section 33, the notwithstanding clause: a paper tiger? / Howard Leeson.