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Price: $61.95

Format:
Paperback 384 pp.
26 boxes, 14 tables, 11 figures, 6" x 9"

ISBN-10:
0195423739

ISBN-13:
9780195423730

Copyright Year:
2009

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Canadian Courts

Law, Politics, and Process

Lori Hausegger, Matthew Hennigar and Troy Riddell

Canadian Courts: Law, Politics and Process is the first and only Canadian text to specifically address the relationship between law and politics. Students will benefit from the broad, balanced portrait of the actors and institutions involved in Canada's judicial process provided by this core text. Taking a cross-cultural, comparative approach, the authors showcase Canada's legal system by illustrating the ways it differs and agrees with other systems worldwide. Each chapter features engaging case studies that encourage students to apply the concepts, theories, and critiques developed in the text. Comprehensive and accessible, Canadian Courts is simply the most up-to-date and relevant book available on the Canadian judicial process.

Readership : Upper-year university and college level courses in Political Science, Law and Politics in Canada, Canadian Courts and Court Management, Canadian Administration Law, Administration of Justice, and Politics and the Judicial System.

Preface
Part I: Introduction to Canada's Courts
1. An Introduction to Politics, Law, and the Judicial Process
2. The Structure of Canadian Courts
3. Judicial Process and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Part II: Actors in the Process
4. Judicial Decision Making
5. Judicial Selection
6. Judicial Independence and Accountability
7. Interest Group Litigants
8. Governments in Court
Part III: Courts at Work
9. Criminal Justice: Policy and Process
10. Civil Justice: Private Disputes, Public Consequences
11. Courts, Policy-Making, and Judicial Impact
Notes
References
Cases Cited
Index

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Lori Hausegger is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Co-Director of the Canadian Studies Program at Boise State University. Matthew Hennigar is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University. Troy Riddell is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph.

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Special Features

  • Unique Focus. Canadian students will benefit from the most comprehensive and recent book on the subject.
  • Cross-cultural. References to practice and research outside of Canada help to enhance students' understanding of law, politics, and judicial process inside of Canada.
  • Interdisciplinary. By using approaches from a variety of disciplines, including sociology, law, and, political science, the text provides students with a balanced, multi-perspective overview of the Canadian legal system.
  • Accessible. A simple and straightforward writing style makes the book readable for students. The pedagogical program concretizes any abstract concepts and aids with student understanding.
  • Engaging case studies. Theory and practice are linked for students through chapter-opening case studies that highlight key themes.
  • Excellent pedagogy. Informative boxes linking to the themes found in the case studies emphasize important concepts, persons, or events and promote active learning.