Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution

1. Lessons from Public Policy Theories: Ask About Policy Change First, Courts Second 2. Closing a Door but Opening a Policy Window: Legislating Assisted Dying in Canada 3. The Supreme Court of Canada, Judicial Remedies, and Punctuated Equilibrium 4. The Charter, Policy, and Political Judgment 5. Collaborative Federalism and the Role of the Supreme Court of Canada 6. The Impact of Constitutional References on Institutional Reform 7. The Desuetude of the Notwithstanding Clause - And How to Revive It 8. The Charter Beat: The Impact of Rights Decisions on Canadian Policing 9. Protecting Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Section 12 of the Charter and Mandatory Minimum Sentences 10. Third Party Policy and Electoral Participation after Harper v. Canada: A Triumph of Egalitarianism? 11. Section 23 of the Charter and Official-Language Minority Instruction in Canada: The Judiciary's Impact and Limits in Education Policymaking 12. The Charter of the French Language and the Supreme Court of Canada: Assessing Whether Constitutional Design Can Influence Policy Outcomes 13. When is a Citizen No Longer a Citizen? Analyzing Constructions of Citizenship in Canada's Judicial and Legislative Forums 14. Taking the Harper Government's Refugee Policy to Court 15. Carter Conflicts: The Supreme Court of Canada's Impact on Medical Assistance in Dying Policy 16. Canadian Abortion Policy and the Limitations of Litigation 17. Contrasting Visions of Indigenous Rights, Recognition, and Territory: Assessing Crown Policy in the Context of Reconciliation and Historic Obligations 18. After Marriage Equality: Courting Queer and Trans Rights