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    Quasi-constitutional laws of Canada / John Helis.

    • Title:Quasi-constitutional laws of Canada / John Helis.
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    • Author/Creator:Helis, John, author.
    • Published/Created:Toronto, Ontario : Irwin Law, 2018.
      ©2018
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Law--Canada--Interpretation and construction.
      Constitutional law--Canada.
      Civil rights--Canada.
    • Description:xix, 305 pages ; 23 cm
    • Summary:"As the first book dedicated to quasi-constitutional laws in Canada, this work provides a much-needed overview of the elements that unite the various rights-protecting laws that have received this designation from the Supreme Court of Canada. These laws comprise several categories of federal and provincial statutes, including human rights, access-to-information, privacy, language rights, and the traditional civil liberties, as well as a common law principle."--Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:Includes table of cases.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781552214947
      155221494X
    • Contents:Introduction
      The broad, liberal, and purposive interpretation of quasi-constitutional legislation
      The primacy of quasi-constitutional legislation
      The theory of quasi-constitutionality
      The development of quasi-constitutionality
      Conclusion.
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